{"product_id":"9781453215463","title":"The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eA watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go beyond intellectual history and focus on commonsense, everyday knowledge—the proverbs, morals, values, and beliefs shared among ordinary people. When first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced the term \u003ci\u003esocial construction\u003c\/i\u003e,effectively creating a new thought and transforming Western philosophy.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107237937392,"sku":"9781453215463","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453215463_p0.jpg?v=1763845708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453215463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}