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Invitation to Sociology

A Humanistic Perspective

Author Peter L. Berger
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$19.00 US
Knopf | Anchor
On sale Mar 01, 1963 | 208 Pages | 9780385065290
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Berger's classic introduction to sociology invites students into the field and places the discipline within the humanistic tradition.  Even while emphasizing the vital importance of scientific procedures, Berger describes its connections to history and philosophy and its important contributions to a fuller understanding of a  human world.  Along with an examination of  human consciousness and social institution, Invitation to Sociology brings to life the contributions of such classical sociologists as Weber, Durkheim, Veblen, and Mean.Praise for Invitation to Sociology:"There is simply no voice like his, no writing more elegant, no vision more perceptive--of the intricate structure of social life."
--Professor Michael Plekon, Baruch College, City University of New York
Peter L. Berger (Boston, MA) was a University Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and the founder and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He wrote numerous books on sociological theory, the sociology of religion, and Third World development. Among his more recent books are In Praise of Doubt (with Anton Zijderveld); Religious America, Secular Europe? (with Grace Davie and Effie Fokas); Questions of Faith; Many Globalizations (edited with Samuel Huntington); and Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience. Professor Berger received honorary degrees from Loyola University, University of Notre Dame, University of Geneva, University of Munich, Sofia University, and Renmin University of China. He died in 2017. View titles by Peter L. Berger

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Berger's classic introduction to sociology invites students into the field and places the discipline within the humanistic tradition.  Even while emphasizing the vital importance of scientific procedures, Berger describes its connections to history and philosophy and its important contributions to a fuller understanding of a  human world.  Along with an examination of  human consciousness and social institution, Invitation to Sociology brings to life the contributions of such classical sociologists as Weber, Durkheim, Veblen, and Mean.Praise for Invitation to Sociology:"There is simply no voice like his, no writing more elegant, no vision more perceptive--of the intricate structure of social life."
--Professor Michael Plekon, Baruch College, City University of New York

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Peter L. Berger (Boston, MA) was a University Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and the founder and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He wrote numerous books on sociological theory, the sociology of religion, and Third World development. Among his more recent books are In Praise of Doubt (with Anton Zijderveld); Religious America, Secular Europe? (with Grace Davie and Effie Fokas); Questions of Faith; Many Globalizations (edited with Samuel Huntington); and Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience. Professor Berger received honorary degrees from Loyola University, University of Notre Dame, University of Geneva, University of Munich, Sofia University, and Renmin University of China. He died in 2017. View titles by Peter L. Berger

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