ABSTRACT

Drawing on the Marxist, French structuralist and American pragmatist traditions, this is a lively and accessible introduction to the sociology of knowledge.

chapter |10 pages

INTRODUCTION

The sociology of knowledge and culture

chapter 1|18 pages

WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE?

chapter 2|22 pages

TRUE AND FALSE KNOWLEDGES

The Marxist tradition

chapter 3|18 pages

THE STRUCTURES OF KNOWLEDGES

The French tradition

chapter 4|24 pages

SELF KNOWLEDGES

The American tradition

chapter 5|22 pages

ENGENDERED KNOWLEDGE

Feminism and science