Knowledge societies
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sage |
| ISBN-13 | 9780803978911 |
| Open Library | OL3139609W |
| Total publications | 1 |
| Coverage period | 2005 - 2005 |
| Language | EN |
The issues addressed in Knowledge Societies include the process of scientization - the penetration of scientific knowledge not only into production but into most spheres of social action, the transformation of the political system by increasingly knowledgeable citizens, the rise of specific areas of expertise and changes in corresponding institutions based on the deployment of specialized knowledge, a shift in the nature of societal conflict from struggles about the allocation of income and property to claims and conflict about generalized human needs, and the emergence of fragility as a basic attribute of modern social organizations. In present-day societies, knowledge is not only the key to the world, but the making of the world. In this broad-ranging analysis of the central role that knowledge plays in our life, Nico Stehr critically examines the premises of existing social theory and explores the knowledge relations in advanced societies. The result is a significant new synthesis of social theory.
Society and Knowledge
The sociology of knowledge is generally seen as part of the sociology of cultural products. Along with the sociology of science, it explores the social character of science and in particular the social production of scientific knowledge. Knowledge in all its varieties is of crucial importance in social, political, and economic relations in modern society. Yet new realities, the editors argue in their introduction to this second edition, require a…
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Society and Knowledge
The sociology of knowledge is generally seen as part of the sociology of cultural products. Along with the sociology of science, it explores the social character of science and in particular the social production of scientific knowledge. Knowledge in all its varieties is of crucial importance in social, political, and economic relations in modern society. Yet new realities, the editors argue in their introduction to this second edition, require a…