Sociology+of+Knowledge

= = =**Sociology of Knowledge (N=7)**=


 * Definition 1:** (refers to) the study of social groups and their interactions around the exchange of knowledge, primarily by scholars and researchers, and the traditional communication channels, such as scholarly publications, conferences, and so forth.
 * Source:** Backer TE. Knowledge Utilization: the third wave. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization 1991; 12(3):225-240.
 * Focus:** n/a


 * Definition 2:** Sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies.
 * Source:** Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_knowledge
 * Focus:** General
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011


 * Definition 3:** A direction of theoretical and empirical research that investigates the social nature of knowledge; the sociohistorical conditionality of knowledge, knowledge acquisition, and consciousness; and the social aspects of the production, dissemination, and use of various types of knowledge by society as a whole and by specific classes, social groups, and organizations.
 * Source:** http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Sociology+of+Knowledge
 * Focus:** General
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011


 * Definition 4:** Sociology of knowledge is the analysis of the functional interrelations of social processes and structures on the one hand and the patterns of intellectual life, including the modes of knowing, on the other hand.
 * Source:** http://www.jstor.org/pss/2103163
 * Focus:** Philosophy research
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011


 * Definition 5:** The study of the social origins of ideas, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies.
 * Source:** Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_education-related_terms_(S)
 * Focus:** Education
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011


 * Definition 6:** "the study of how societies create and perpetuate structures of reality." The term was first used by Max Scheler in the 1920's and according to Berger and Luckmann, (pp. 3 & 4) the sociology of knowledge is "..concerned with the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises", and "..concerned with the analysis of the social construction of reality".
 * Source:** http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/gloss.htm
 * Focus:** n/a
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011


 * Definition 7:** The study of the social bases of what is known, believed or valued both by individuals and society. The essential idea is that knowledge itself, how it is defined and constituted, is a cultural product shaped by social context and history. In this view knowledge cannot be treated as a thing in itself, as an objective, universally true body of facts and theory, but must be understood in the social context in which it originated.
 * Source:** http://bitbucket.icaap.org/dict.pl?term=SOCIOLOGY%20OF%20KNOWLEDGE
 * Focus:** Social sciences
 * Date added:** 07/31/2011