About this title: This book reformulates the sociological subdiscipline known as the sociology of knowledge. Knowledge is presented as more than ideology, including as well false consciousness, propaganda, science and art.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: Acceptable. Cover corners are slightly bumped and there is a light crease on the spine. Light stains on book edge. Binding is pulling a little on inside front cover, but pages are secure and book is solid. Light interior wear with heavy pen markings. Good reading copy. aJD DPL110509 All items shipped to US include delivery confirmation. Thanks for looking! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: A good reading copy only. Writing on last blank page. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. Contains marginalia. -, Trade PaperBack, Good / read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780140135480ISBN:0140135480
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. (256 pages) offers an account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both discussion and investigations. this book presents an analysis of knowledge in everyday life in the context of a theory of society as a dialectical process between objective and subjective reality. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: Very Good. 0385058985. Standard age wear; previous owner's name written on half title page; limited red ink markings within. Binidng tight. Sociology. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 Inches; 240 pages. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. softcover; solid binding; marking or highlighting within text; wear of cover edge; previous owner name and wriing on inside cover/cover page; VB76. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Very small amount of underlining. Spine creased. Moderate cover wear. vii, 203 p.; 21 cm. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [175]-192) read more
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Description: Good. Have marks on 1/4 of the book, otherwise pages are nice and clean. Moderate shelfwear/crease on cover. Free deliver confirmation! Satisfaction guaranteed! Shipping within 24 hours! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: Good. --All NEW items are exactly as provided by the publisher. All USED items are in Good condition or better, and copies may contain store stickers, highlighting, etc from normal use by previous owner(s). One-time use supplements (e.g., access codes, tear-out flash cards, reference cards, etc) provided with new copies are NOT guaranteed. --Professional booksellers: inquiries always welcome. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780385058988ISBN:0385058985
Description: Very Good. Truly very good softcover, no marks, contents clean, covers glossy, bright, clean, binding square and tight, very reliable shipper(shelf#56) read more
"The book begins with the defining statement of its thesis (page 1): "The basic contentions of the argument of this book are implicit in its title, namely, that reality is socially constructed. . . ." The essence of this: our understanding of what is "real" is something that comes from our living in a social world. That social world is a major part of defining what "reality" is.
The book is not necessarily an easy read. But the authors' argument is important and the reader will be rewarded by "toughing it out." Even if one disagree with Berger and Luckmann, it is important to grapple with and address their arguments.
One of the major issues of the human condition is that we become convinced that we "know" reality" and reject other people's views of "reality"--when, in fact, as the authors argue, "reality is a construction of society." Much conflict, then, is a battle over constructions--and not a battle over objective reality.
Human nature's role? The book winds up with a telling comment here (page 183): "Man is biologically predestined to construct and to inhabit a world with others. This world becomes for him the dominant and definitive reality. Its limits are set by nature, but, once constructed, this world acts back upon nature. . . . In this same dialectic man produces reality and thereby produces himself."
This is an important work on how people come to understand the world around them and how that perception, in its turn, affects their behavior. Many readers will be uncomfortable with this argument, but it is an important issue to address. And this book is one of those key venues where such an interaction between readers and ideas can take place."
"Berger isn't the easiest to read, but social constructionism changed my life. I recommend it to anyone who's intelligent enough to think of the world they live in from a different angle."
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