By Michaela Pfadenhauer

ISBN-10: 1138516481

ISBN-13: 9781138516489

ISBN-10: 1412849896

ISBN-13: 9781412849890

A classical sociologist should be outlined as a person whose works occupied a relevant place one of the sociological rules and notions of an period. Following this criterion, Michaela Pfadenhauer demonstrates the relevance of Peter L. Berger's paintings to the sociology of data. Pfadenhauer indicates that Berger is not just a sociologist of faith, yet one whose works are characterised by means of a sociology-of-knowledge perspective.Berger sticks out between his fellow social scientists either quantitatively and qualitatively. He has written a number of books, that have been translated into many languages, and a large number of essays in scholarly journals and renowned magazines. for many years, he has performed a task in shaping either public debate and social clinical discourse in the USA and much beyond.As a sociologist of information, Berger has performed 3 roles: he has been a theoretician of recent lifestyles, an analyst of contemporary religiosity, and an empiricist of worldwide financial tradition. In all components, the focal point on tactics instead of established order is attribute of Berger's considering. This booklet presents an in-depth view at the serious contemplating probably the most very important sociologists that current occasions has to supply. It comprises 4 written essays by way of Berger.

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