The Social Construction of Reality A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge

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Synopsis

A general and systematic account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both critical discussion and empirical investigations.This book is concerned with the sociology of ‘everything that passes for knowledge in society’. It focuses particularly on that ‘common-sense knowledge’ which constitutes the reality of everyday life for the ordinary member of society.The authors are concerned to present an analysis of knowledge in everyday life in the context of a theory of society as a dialectical process between objective and subjective reality. Their development of a theory of institutions, legitimations and socializations has implications beyond the discipline of sociology, and their ‘humanistic’ approach has considerable relevance for other social scientists, historians, philosophers and anthropologists.

Book details

Series:
Penguin Social Sciences Ser.
Author:
Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann
ISBN:
9780141931630
Related ISBNs:
9780140135480
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
219
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-10-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1966
Copyright by:
Penguin Books Ltd 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Sociology