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Society & knowledge : contemporary perspectives in the sociology of knowledge & science / Society and knowledge edited by Nico Stehr and Volker Meja. - 2nd, rev. ed. - New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, c2005. - 451 p. : 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the development of the sociology of knowledge and science / The sociology of knowledge / Durkheim and Mauss revisited : classification and the sociology of knowledge / Knowledge and utility : implications for the sociology of knowledge / Toward a sociology of cognition / The conventional component in knowledge and cognition / The fabrication of facts : toward a microsociology of scientific knowledge / Knowledge and power : an interview by Peter Ludes / Knowledge as product and property / Mixing metaphors : politics or economics of knowledge? / Knowledge societies / Polarity and knowledge / Kausalitat, Anschaulichkeit, and Individualitat, or how cultural values prescribed the character and the lessons ascribed to quantum mechanics / Midwifery as science : an essay on the relation between scientific and everyday knowledge / The discursive production of uncertainty : The OJ Simpson "dream team" and the sociology of knowledge machine / Nico Stehr and Volker Meja -- Robert K. Merton -- David Bloor -- Michael J. Mulkay -- Gunter Dux -- Barry Barnes -- Karin Knorr-Cetina -- Norbert Elias -- Steve Fuller -- Dick Pels -- Nico Stehr -- Barry Schwartz -- Paul Forman -- Gernot Bohme -- Michael Lynch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

"These fourteen essays by social scientists, philosophers, and historians cover fundamental issues, theoretical perspectives, knowledge and power, and empirical studies. Eight of the fourteen contributions were part of the first edition of Society and Knowledge, published in 1984, and most of these have been updated and revised for this new edition." "This second, revised edition builds on its predecessor in presenting cutting-edge theoretical and empirical efforts to transform the sociology of knowledge. Professionals, policy-makers, and graduate students in the fields of sociology, political science, and social science will find this volume of interest and importance."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN: 0765802953 (cloth : alk. paper) 1412804744 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005041765

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA537062 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013186290 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Science--Social aspects.

LC Class. No.: BD175 / SOC 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 306.4/2