Essays on the Sociology of Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415075534 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 253 str.

Karl Mannheim

Opis

Although Mannheim's contributions to the sociology of knowledge are well known and widely discussed, his analysis of the problems of cultural sociology has been neglected by sociologists. This is a pity because the sociology of culture has become one of the most popular and exciting areas of sociological debate in recent years and Mannheim's work has much to contribute. In this book Mannheim provides an overview of the nature and content of the cultural sciences within the context of his historical approach to questions of knowledge. The essays are organized around two important questions; what is the relationship between the organization of intellectuals and the ideas which they produce, and given the development of a democratic ethos in society what form would the democratization of culture assume? These two questions continue to be central to the humnanities and social sciences, and therefore Mannheim's contribution remains a fascinating input to contemporary debate. In considering the role of the intelligentsia in the production of culture, Mannheim provides us with a sketch of their historical development from medieval times.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 Towards the Sociology of the Mind; Chapter 1 First Approach to the Subject; Chapter 2 The False and the Proper Concepts of History and Society; Chapter 3 The Proper and Improper Concept of the Mind; Chapter 4 An Outline of the Sociology of the Mind; Chapter 5 Recapitulation: The Sociology of the Mind as an Area of Inquiry; Part 2 The Problem of the Intelligentsia; Part 3 The Democratization of Culture; Chapter 6 Some Problems of Political Democracy at the Stage of its Full Development; Chapter 7 The Problem of Democratization as a General Cultural Phenomenon;

O autorze

Karl Mannheim