by Peter L. Berger · Herder Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788425415302
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«Invitació a la sociologia» is an introduction to sociology by Peter L. Berger, published by Herder Editorial in paperback (228 pages, in Catalan).
Berger presents sociology as a form of consciousness characteristic of modernity: it allows one to examine the same reality from opposing perspectives and to dismantle the discourses and interests that people conceal behind their actions. Although society conditions us, understanding this is, according to the author, the first step towards freedom; hence he defends sociology as a humanistic discipline.
Translation by Joan Estruch from English; the cover bears the subtitle «una perspectiva humanística». The English original appeared in 1963.
Recommended for students and readers interested in sociology, social sciences, and humanities.
Peter Ludwig Berger was an Austrian-born American sociologist and Protestant theologian. Berger became known for his work in the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, study of modernization, and contributions to sociological theory.
