| Sociology of knowledge: The sociology of knowledge is a subfield of sociology that examines the social origins and consequences of knowledge. It is concerned with how knowledge is produced, distributed, and used in society, and how it is influenced by social factors such as class, race, gender, and power. See also Knowledge, Education, Education policiy, Society, Gender, Power, Knowledge representation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
