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

Написано Peter L. Berger и Thomas Luckmann

Озвучено David Colacci

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 subdiscipline that, since Max Scheler, has been known as the sociology of knowledge.

• Язык: English
• Издатель: Tantor Media, Inc
• Дата выпуска: 26 дек. 2017 г.
• ISBN: 9781541487819

Peter L. Berger

Award-winning scholar and author Peter L. Berger (b. 1929) has been hailed as one of the most important modern American sociologists. Berger graduated from Wagner College in New York in 1949 before receiving his master’s degree and doctorate from The New School in New York in 1950 and 1954, respectively. Today, Berger is a professor emeritus of religion, sociology, and theology at the University of Boston and director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, which studies relationships between economic development and sociocultural change. Berger’s works include Invitation to Sociology (1963), The Social Construction of Reality (1966) with Thomas Luckmann, The Sacred Canopy (1967), and A Rumor of Angels (1969).

Отзывы о The Social Construction of Reality

[Kris · Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд]

Excellent book! I'm already determined to read it again. Loaded with substance

[flydodofly · Рейтинг: 3 из 5 звезд]

Fascinating topic. I learned a lot - and asked myself even more.

[jasoncomely-1 · Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд]

One of the deepest books I've ever read, but it's not without it's humorous moments (the examples Berger gives to illustrate his points are sometimes hilarious). This is incredibly meta and multi-layered. A must-read for anyone into world building.

[hadriantheblind · Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд]

This is quite an interesting book. Its main thesis is an attempt to tie together epistemology and sociology. TO SUMMARIZE: Thought is a social construct. Our ways of thinking are influenced by our ancestors and traditions. There's also Wittgenstein's baby - how language affects thought.

Of course, after watching both political conventions over the past two weeks, it is necessary to discuss the political role of this idea. One could see it being discussed by reformers/radicals, who want to change society and assist oppressed peoples by changing the long-held societal misconceptions which lead to their oppression. Another possibility involves a certain long-gone form of conservatism, which remarks on the fragility of society, and that any reform attempts must be undertaken with great care. This conservatism, of course, is not the naked imperial greed which calls itself 'conservative' today.

One example of social constructs is race. Compare America and Western Europe. In the former, 'white people' are a monolithic bloc, in the latter, there are still hazy distinctions drawn up between North and South European, Germanic and Slav. I know the feeling of race directly - I have been mistaken, at various times in my life, for being Russian, Mexican, and half-Chinese or half-Vietnamese. My mother is also mistaken for Chinese, despite being Filipino. Other possibilities about social construction include sexuality, political beliefs, professions, and others.

Such an idea has its charms, but also its detractors. I wonder how a biological approach to ideas, such as neuroscience or evolutionary psychology (as flawed as the latter is) might make an approach to such similar topics. For a book on sociology, it does raise the question of if we can truly attempt to understand the point of view of a person who's lived in a completely different society than we have.

[jorgearanda_1 · Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд]

A wonderfully compelling, lucid, and witty sociological theory work. This book deals with two main connected topics: how we construct our reality (and hence our knowledge) in society, and how our reality constructs our identities. However, laid out like this, these topics seem perhaps too academic or too abstract. It may be better to say simply that Berger and Luckmann wrote a brilliant account of the essence of our lives.

[robertmorrow_1 · Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд]

A very difficult read, but worth the effort to understand how human beings do in fact construct realities that deny their very essence.

[gerardo_gacharna · Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд]

EN ESPAÑOL: No puedo creer que nadie más haya intentado hacer una reseña de este libro estando en tantas de nuestras bibliotecas.Personalmente quedé fascinado con el alcance de este libro, sobre todo en tan corta extensión: 230 páginas aproximadamente. Lo tomo como todo un tratado en epistemología social, que alcanza a abarcar tanto sus procesos macrosociales como microsociales. Con tantos nuevos conceptos, me hubiera ayudado encontrar palabras en itálicas y negrilla, al igual que diagramas, para facilitarme su comprensión.Supongo que el texto no es más extenso al evitar una mirada reflexiva hacia su propia propuesta: ¿si cualquier teoría tiene una base social tan innegable, como es descrita por los autores, cómo entienden ellos esto en el desarrollo de su propia teoría? Me hubiera encantado haber también encontrado eso en el libro.En resumen, leerlo fue INMENSAMENTE estimulante tanto a nivel personal como intelectual.----IN ENGLISH: I can’t believe no one else has tried making a review of this book being in so many of our libraries.Personally I was fascinated with the reach of the book, especially in such short extension: approximately 230 pages. I take it as a treatise in social epistemology, which manages to include its macrosocial processes as well as its microsocial ones. With so many new concepts, it would’ve helped me find words in italics and bold letters, as well as diagrams, to help me with its comprehension.I guess the book isn’t any longer as it avoids a reflexive perspective towards its one proposal: if any theory has such an undeniable social base, as it’s described by the authors, how do they understand this in the development of their own theory? I would’ve loved finding this also in the book.In short, reading it was IMMENSELY stimulating at a personal as well as an intellectual level.