The Social Construction of Reality - by Peter L Berger & Thomas Luckmann (Paperback)

Name: The Social Construction of Reality - by Peter L Berger & Thomas Luckmann (Paperback)
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SKU: 1002128739
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Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by the International Sociological Association, this groundbreaking study of knowledge introduces the concept of "social construction" into the social sciences for the first time.
About the Author: PETER L. BERGER is University Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture at Boston University.
240 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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Book Synopsis

Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by the International 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.

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"... A major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge." -- American Sociological Review.

About the Author

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.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 240

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Peter L Berger & Thomas Luckmann

Language: English

Street Date: July 11, 1967

TCIN: 1002128739

UPC: 9780385058988

Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-6577

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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