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'''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology. | '''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology. | ||
| − | Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref> | + | Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref> Berger is also well-know for his scholarship relating to [[desecularization]]. |
Berger has spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, [[Rutgers University]], and [[Boston University]]. | Berger has spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, [[Rutgers University]], and [[Boston University]]. | ||
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Peter L. Berger (March 17, 1929) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.
Berger's work Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.[1] Berger is also well-know for his scholarship relating to desecularization.
Berger has spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, and Boston University.