In addition to this book, some of the other books that Berger has written include: Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective (1963) A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural (1969) and The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion (1967). In 1998 the International Sociological Association named this book as the fifth most-influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century. Berger became known for his work in the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, study of modernization, and theoretical contributions to sociological theory.īerger is arguably best known for his book, co-authored with Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966), which is considered one of the most influential texts in the sociology of knowledge and played a central role in the development of social constructionism. Peter Ludwig Berger (1929 – 27 June 2017) was an Austrian-born American sociologist and Protestant theologian.
The Social Construction of Reality (1966)
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