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Sociology of knowledge
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The list Sociology of knowledge includes
Current Events, Folksonomy, Problems of a Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology of knowledge and Collective memory.
The list consists of 13 members
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Current Events
Communication of selected information on current events
Overview: News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of ...
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Karl Mannheim
Hungarian sociologist (1893–1947)
Overview: Karl Mannheim (born Károly Manheim, 27 March 1893 – 9 January 1947) was an influential German sociologist during the first half of the 20th century. He is a key figure in classical sociology, as well as ...Date of birth: 27 March 1893Date of death: 9 January 1947Age: 53 (age at death)Nationality: HungarianOccupation: SociologistGender: Male 0
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Mainstream
Common current thought of the majority
Overview: Mainstream is the prevalent current thought that is widespread. 0
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4.Overview: In academia, specialization (or specialisation) may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field in which a specialist practices. In the case of an educator, academic ... 0
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Folksonomy
Classification based on users' tagsOverview: Folksonomy is the system in which users apply public tags to online items, typically to make those items easier for themselves or others to find later. Over time, this can give rise to a classification ... 0
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Problems of a Sociology of Knowledge
1924 book by Max SchelerOverview: Problems of a Sociology of Knowledge (German: Probleme einer Soziologie des Wissens) is a 1924 essay by the German philosopher, sociologist, and anthropologist Max Scheler. It was translated into English ... 0
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Collective memory
Shared knowledge and values of a social groupOverview: Collective memory refers to the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity. The English phrase "collective memory" and ... 0
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Social constructionism
Theory that shared understandings of the world create shared assumptions about reality
Overview: Social constructionism is a theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared a ... 0
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Intelligentsia
Status class of educated peopleOverview: The intelligentsia is a status class composed of the university-educated people of a society who engage in the complex mental labours by which they critique, shape, and lead in the politics, policies ... 0
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Russell Jacoby
American historianOverview: Russell Jacoby (born April 23, 1945) is a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), an author and a critic of academic culture. His fields of interest are twentieth-century ... 0
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Sociology of knowledge
Field of study
Overview: The sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and of the effects that prevailing ideas have on societies. It is not a ... 0
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Great Conversation
Concept in the philosophy of literatureOverview: The Great Conversation is the ongoing process of writers and thinkers referencing, building on, and refining the work of their predecessors. This process is characterized by writers in the Western canon ... 0
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Post-truth politics
Political culture where facts are considered of low relevance
Overview: Post-truth politics, also described as post-factual politics or post-reality politics, amidst varying academic and dictionary definitions of the term, refer to a recent historical period where political ... 0
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