The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
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The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
By (Author) Peter L. Berger
By (author) Thomas Luckmann
Random House USA Inc
Anchor Books
11th July 1967
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
306.42
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 14mm
176g
Description
Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by theInternational Sociological Association, this groundbreaking study of knowledge introduces the concept of "social construction" into the social sciences for the first time. In it, Berger and Luckmann reformulate the task of the sociological subdicipline that, since Max Scheler, has been known as the sociology of knowledge.
Reviews
"... A major breakthrough in thesociology of knowledge." -- AmericanSociological Review.
Author Bio
PETER L. BERGER is University Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture at Boston University. He is the author of, among other books, Invitation to Sociology, The Sacred Canopy, and The Capitalist Revolution. THOMAS LUCKMANN is Professor of Sociology at the University of Konstanz (West Germany). He is the author of, among other books, The Invisible Religion and (with Alfred Schutz) Structures of the Life-World.
