The Social Construction Of Reality
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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Few works in the twentieth century have so profoundly reshaped the landscape of social thought as The Social Construction of Reality, in which sociologists Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann argue that what humanity perceives as objective reality is, in fact, a product of social processes — built, maintained, and transmitted through everyday human interaction. Drawing on the phenomenological tradition of Alfred Schutz and the classical sociology of Émile Durkheim and Max Weber, the authors present a sweeping treatise on the sociology of knowledge, detailing how institutions, language, and shared meanings crystallise into structures that feel as natural and immovable as the physical world itself. Berger and Luckmann write with a clarity and intellectual rigour that renders even the most abstract philosophical concepts accessible, making this landmark text essential reading across sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and the humanities. The work illuminates the mechanisms of legitimation, internalisation, and socialisation through which societies reproduce themselves across generations. First published in 1966, it remains a cornerstone of sociological theory — and its central provocation, that the world we inhabit is one we have collectively authored, continues to unsettle and inspire in equal measure.
Author: Peter L. Berger And Thomas Luckmann
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few works in the twentieth century have so profoundly reshaped the landscape of social thought as The Social Construction of Reality, in which sociologists Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann argue that what humanity perceives as objective reality is, in fact, a product of social processes — built, maintained, and transmitted through everyday human interaction. Drawing on the phenomenological tradition of Alfred Schutz and the classical sociology of Émile Durkheim and Max Weber, the authors present a sweeping treatise on the sociology of knowledge, detailing how institutions, language, and shared meanings crystallise into structures that feel as natural and immovable as the physical world itself. Berger and Luckmann write with a clarity and intellectual rigour that renders even the most abstract philosophical concepts accessible, making this landmark text essential reading across sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and the humanities. The work illuminates the mechanisms of legitimation, internalisation, and socialisation through which societies reproduce themselves across generations. First published in 1966, it remains a cornerstone of sociological theory — and its central provocation, that the world we inhabit is one we have collectively authored, continues to unsettle and inspire in equal measure.