Knowledge, Ideology & Discourse: A Sociological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415615822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 254 str.

Tim Dant

Opis

This student textbook tackles the traditional problems of the sociology of knowledge from a new perspective. Drawing on recent developments in social theory, Tim Dant explores crucial questions such as the roles of power and knowledge, the status of rational knowledge, and the empirical analysis of knowledge.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Mannheim's sociology of knowledge  3. The interiors of Mannheim's legacy  4. The origins of the theory of ideology  5. A modern approach to ideological critique  6. From signification to discourse  7. Discourse, knowledge and critique  8. Science and language  9. Culture and the perspective of women  10. Knowledge, ideology and discourse  11. Analysing knowledge as ideological discourse  12. A future for the sociology of knowledge as discourse analysis

O autorze

Tim Dant