Peter Berger
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Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Berger canonical | 1 |
| Peter L. Berger | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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sociologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| birthName | Peter Ludwig Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Thomas Luckmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Social Construction of Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-06-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The New School for Social Research
NERFINISHED
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Wagner College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston University
NERFINISHED
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Rutgers University NERFINISHED ⓘ The New School for Social Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
sociology
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sociology of knowledge ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | social constructionism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
sacred canopy as a legitimating structure for society
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society as a dialectic of externalization, objectivation, and internalization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Rumor of Angels
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Invitation to Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Canopy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Social Construction of Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brookline, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs
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Professor of Religion ⓘ Professor of Sociology ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| spouse | Brigitte Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of secularization
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concept of the social construction of reality ⓘ theory of pluralism in modern societies ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Peter L. Berger