The Social Construction of Reality
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The Social Construction of Reality
| Full title | The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann |
| Published | 1966 |
| Pages | 219 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Berger and Luckmann’s book that put the phrase into circulation: how habits become institutions, institutions get explained by legitimating stories, and the resulting order is absorbed by the next generation as simply the way things are. |
Where I heard about it
- @SpencrGreenberg’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world really works?”, June 2025 — a direct answer to the question as asked. Full set of replies: A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet).
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Language of Discourse — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.