The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of KnowledgeCalled 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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actions Alfred Schutz analysis apprehended Arnold Gehlen become biography biological body of knowledge child cial Claude Lévi-Strauss cognitive concept conceptual machinery consciousness constructed context continuing conversation course defined definitions of reality deviant dialectic distribution of knowledge Durkheim empirical example existence experience face-to-face situation Georg Simmel historical human sexuality identity ideology important individual individual's institutional order institutionalization integration intellectual interac interaction interest internalized jective knowl language latter legitimation Mannheim's Marx Marxism meaning meaningful mediated mythology nomic objectivated objective one's ongoingly organism plausibility structure possible primary socialization problem procedures produced psychological question reality of everyday reification relationship relevant roles Scheler's Schutz secondary socialization sectors sense sexual significant social distribution social processes social structure social world society sociological theory sociology of knowledge specific stock of knowledge subjective reality subuniverses symbolic universe Talcott Parsons Theodor Geiger theoretical Thomas Luckmann thought tion tradition types typifications Voudun