Покана за социология

by Peter L. Berger, Питър Л. Бъргър

The most popularly read, adapted, anthologized, and incorporated primer on sociology ever written for modern readers Acclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger lays the groundwork for a clear understanding of sociology in his straightforward introduction to the field, much loved by students, professors, and general readers. Berger aligns sociology in the humanist tradition--revealing its relationship to the humanities and philosophy--and establishes its importance in thinking critically about the modern world. Throughout, Berger presents the contributions of some of the most important sociologists of the time, including Max Weber, �mile Durkheim, Vilfredo Pareto, and Thorstein Veblen.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Social Science, Philosophy, Academic, Politics, Science

Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Peter L. Berger was an internationally renowned sociologist, and the founder of Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He was born in Vienna and came to the U.S. in his late teens. He had a master's degree and a doctorate from the New School for Social Research in New York. After two years in the United States Army, he taught at the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina before going to the Hartford Seminary Foundation as an Assistant Professor in Social Ethics.

In 1992, Peter Berger was awarded the Manes Sperber Prize, presented by the Austrian government for significant contributions to culture. He was the author of many books, among them The Social Construction of Reality, The Homeless Mind, and Questions of Faith.

Reviews

[pronoti · Rating 4 out of 5]

i would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in meanings rather then treating what we are given as truths. this book might be preceived by many as relevant only to those who are interested in pursuing sociology but in my opinion, this book with its uncomplicated writing and the explaination of any sociological jargon it might use, would be useful for anyone wanting to understand the swirling vortex of meaning and identity and cultural ethos that we deal with on a day to day basis.
the question of identity...whether it be racial, religiou or ethnic, is more important now than at any other point in history and just how much of the social stereotypes we let sink into our psyche: i think we need to introspect about that. as Berger says, the real problem we have is "how to be human beings."
he discusses in very clear, concise and simple fashion how man is as much a product of his society as the society is a product of him along with questioning the world of meanings and symbols we are confronted with each day and just how much they have socialised our worldview, weltanschauung and how much our own actions everyday add to that.
Verstehen, or understanding is what we need.

For people, who are more inclined to empirical and positivistic studies, this book would not be agreeable. it is descriptive in nature.

All in all, i found it useful and a pleasant read, not to mention, thought provoking.

[Paul Eckert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book opened my mind in so many ways, and has made me the lovable skeptic I am today. It will show you why humans are the way they are. It shows you how to look beyond what you're told and see what's really behind all of our cultural institutions. It does all this, yet it is never condescending, only explanatory. Read this book and it will change your life.

[Marziye · Rating 3 out of 5]

مثل اولین جلسه‌ی یه کلاس درس جامعه‌شناسی طولانی...!

[mon · Rating 2 out of 5]

nie dla mnie

[Arefe · Rating 4 out of 5]

برای وارد شدن به جهان جامعه‌شناسی مطلع بسیار خوبی‌ست

[mimo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm supposed to begin a masters in sociology later this year, and my colleague lent me this book saying it would make a good start. I'd have to agree - it covers a number of major thinkers, and contains the author's insights into the state and history of the field. I enjoyed the tone of wry humour that he adopts, but also, sometimes the writing is downright powerful. Lucid and persuasive.

[Emma Roberts Astad]

Jeg er sosiologistudent nå. Registrerte egentlig boka mest så jeg kunne se hvor mange prosent jeg har igjen. Overraskende morsom intro til faget, som ikke utelukkende er skrevet for de som vil studere det videre. Til tider gammelt og komplisert språk, men gøy når betraktninger fra 60-tallet fortsatt er så dagsaktuelle at de kunne blitt skrevet i forrige uke.

[ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

noies aquest és genuinament el llibre que no sabia que necessitava !! mai hagués pensat que una lectura obligatòria m'agradaria tant. un dia més estant PER FI a la carrera correcta <3

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are not required to read this book for class, stop. Put it down. Go find something more modern.

This book is sexist, or at least androcentric. I'm not exaggerating when I say that every example in this book is of a man. Women appear only as wives or girlfriends who are objects to be pursued or acted upon, not as actors themselves. "Man" and "men" and "mankind" are used unironically as neutral pronouns.

In this day and age, you can do better.

[Minh Nhật · Rating 5 out of 5]

cuốn này cũng với Sự kiến tạo xã hội về thực tại: Khảo luận về Xã hội học Nhận Thức Berger viết cùng với Luckmann là 2 những tác phẩm làm cho mình hứng thú nhất trong nửa năm trở lại đây.

[Marc · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF 16% + skimming some further sections

This book felt dated and I found it quite dry. Nothing what I read was particularly enlightening, and I grew frustrated with the lack of substance which was sacrificed for a style which didn’t gel with my temperament, and a sense of humor that personally missed the mark.

I guess I was looking for or expecting something different than what this book is providing, as it is intended to be more of an introduction to the topic for people who have no knowledge of it. I wanted more meat and depth of description, really explaining how, for example, sociology is a science based intellectual tradition rather than just expecting me to accept that after repeated insistence. And I was bored after seeing only truisms when I was promised the opposite. With many sections, I also just didn’t get the point of what he was saying at the moment.

I read books to either be entertained or to gain insight, and I’ve read enough to know the feeling I’m getting tells me that with high probability this book unfortunately wouldn’t do either for me, and I couldn’t justify reading any further. I’ll look to the works it references instead.

Unfortunate b/c I wanted to enjoy it and be given a new perspective. But alas.

[nettie]

já asi nějak nechápu, jak a procm tohle někteří považují za nejlepší knihu a úvod o a do sociologie…
autor neustále opakuje, jak je sociologie nezaujatá a nehodnotící věda, přitom je to samá misogynie, rasismus, xenofobie a homofobie…

[Bahare_kar · Rating 3 out of 5]

عجب علمیه این جامعه شناسی!
البته که این کتاب قطره ای بود از این اقیانوس بی انتها

[Amela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Socjologia zdecydowanie nie jest dla mnie. Mało co wyniosłem z tego. Profesorze nie wiem co ty widziałeś w tej książce, ale ja tylko się nabawiłam traumy 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Veronika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alpha male's perspective

[fcrazeg · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a elective class, where I just looked for social issues (I did not understand what sociology means), I must read the chapters 4 and 5: men in the society and society in men, of this book. I still remember my passion when I just finished those chapters, I could not believe what I was reading: how is the society function?, how I could live without knowing the elements in the society and in the men to develop the conception of the structure, I just could not breath, close the book, look to the infinity and open it to restart those chapter and confirm if I had read what I was thinking that I had read.
I know that book give a corny discourse between society-individual and now maybe it has been concluded. Actually, after it came the discussion about micro-macro studies, but Berger explanations are still in my head.
In conclusion, this book is the guilty that I got mad about sociology, which have certain consequences as I always try to think from rational perspective, always thinking, reading and analyzing the facts or theories. However, from my rational sociological thinking it is not a shame for me recognize all the esteem that I feel for this book, and write about the feeling in the moment that I finished. For me was a great discovery, I hope other people feel the same for this book.

[Gökalp Aral · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okunurluk bakımından çok başarılı, yarı-akademik olması nedeniyle, ki henüz başlangıcında özellikle sosyoloji için akademiye yönelik eleştirilerde de bulunuyor. Toplum içindeki birey, birey içindeki toplum ve sosyolojinin kendisine ilişkin giriş niteliğinde okunabilecek bir kitap. Temel meseleleri olabildiğince basit halleriyle işliyor. Bunun yanında şunu söyleyebilirim; bilimin amacı (elbette bir yerde felsefenin de), bireyin özgürlüğüdür, kendisine dayatılan ve kendisini sindiren zorlayıcıları açığa çıkartmak, böylelikle hayatına yön verebilmek. Bu bakımdan sosyolojinin insan için ve insanlardan oluşan toplumların kendisi, sonra olaraksa tüm dünyayı kapsayacak biçimde nasıl faydalı bir yanı olduğunu gösteriyor. "Öyle sanıyoruz sosyolojik düşünceyi, Nietzsche'nin 'şüphe sanatı' dediği şeyin bir parçası olarak görmekle çok ileriye gitmiş olmayız." (s. 45) "Şok edici keşiflerde kaçınan, toplumun bir zamanlar okullarda öğrendikleri gibi olduğuna inanmayı yeğleyen, kuralların emniyetinden çıkmak istemeyen ve Alfred Schuetz'in özlü ifadesindeki gibi 'dünyayı olduğu gibi kabul eden' insanlar sosyolojiye bulaşmamalıdırlar." (s. 37)

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recomendo pra qualquer pessoa que queira entender melhor a relação do ser humano com o mundo ao redor. Especificamente, recomendo os capítulos que li na época da faculdade e que são meio independentes dos demais. São os capítulos 4 ("o ser humano na sociedade") e 5 ("a sociedade no ser humano"). Leitura agradável, que me prendeu muito e que mudou minha cabeça de um jeito irreversível - pra melhor.

[Pouya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to follow and grasp, this is an excellent book to introduce you to sociology. The narration begins with the philosophical definition of sociology. It then gets purely scientific and objective (even to the extent of denying human free will in society) and, then again, steps back into the philosophical domain to revitalize the notions of human free will and subjective experience. If you enjoy philosophical topics, this can be a very entertaining ride.

In addition, I was excited to learn how sociology can serve to undermine prejudices like racism or phobia/hatred against a minority (eg. LGBQT).

There were also some less impressive aspects though: I sometimes felt the language was too sentimental or conveyed too much exaggeration. Not up to an annoying extent, but I would have loved to see a bit more rigor and objectivity in some of the statements. Also, there were examples where philosophical jargon was used rather arbitrarily (eg. the way terms like scientism were used, or the imperfect way that the term "bad faith" was borrowed from Sartre's existentialism). The frequent usage of some French terms was also a bit annoying as it forced my lazy butt to google them! But, I guess these all can be still forgiven as the author never claimed this as an academic text.

Overall, it was very successful in further attracting me to sociology. I'm now motivated to read even more in this field!

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short book is a wonderful read. Rather than trying to be academic, Berger introduces some of the major topics in sociology conversationally and relates the subject more to philosophy and drama as opposed to the pure science and statistics common in similar attempts by other authors.

I especially enjoyed Berger's discussion of the concept of "ecstasy".

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

还可以吧，看到豆瓣评论说作为一本写于这么早的著作，里面思想挺先进放在现在也不落伍，作者很了不起了。里面居然把议论中国制度的部分删了，我猜也是负面的。好奇尝试找原文来看也没找到，无所谓了。
第一章和最后一章介绍社会学人物意义偏课本类的没看，总得来说值得一读。接下来会看看其他社会学的著作。

[Książkara Kamila &#x1f342; · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nie spodziewałam się, że to będzie aż tak ciekawe 👀

[Laskachuu · Rating 2 out of 5]

boring yawning

[Jakov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Savršena knjiga za uvođenje u, ne samo sosciologiju, već općenito društvene znanosti. Daje uvid u inherentnu potrebu čovjeka za spoznajom.

[Dena · Rating 4 out of 5]

خیلی خیلی بهتر از ده پرسش بود. روانی متن، مثال‌های جالب و تکرار نکردن یک جمله در ۳۰ صفحه از دلایلی است که این کتاب واقعا به درد می‌خورد (برعکس ده پرسش).

[Nadinedebussy]

"Au fond, tout en s'efforçant de rendre apparents les déterminismes invisibles auxquels les individus sont d'autant plus soumis qu'ils ne les voient pas, la sociologie ne vient pas pour autant nier toute liberté humaine. Bien au contraire, comme toute science, elle porte un projet libérateur, en dévoilant par exemple la relativité des étiquettes sociales et le « jeu dans le jeu » social."

"« la société constitue les murs de notre emprisonnement dans l'histoire ». Mais on peut assouplir ce point de vue en considérant plutôt la société comme un jeu de rôles. Rôles qui nous sont souvent assignés par d'autres, mais que nous nous efforçons néanmoins de cultiver en tant que sources principales d'identité." ou en les rejetant pour affirmer l'identité que nous nous sommes construite au fil du temps des frictions et caresses culturelles en "voyageS" ou en rencontrant d'autres voyageurs sans se sentir en sécurité dans son propre pays, en rencontrant d'autres français ayant une vision déterministe sans romantisme Allemand biologiquement...

"en sortant inopinément des attentes liées à son rôle, voire de le manipuler. Bref, comme le dit Berger, il existe toujours une certaine distance au rôle, et la « mauvaise foi », explique-t-il en empruntant le concept à Jean-Paul Sartre, consiste précisément à se cacher derrière son rôle."


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[Nadinedebussy]

"Au fond, tout en s'efforçant de rendre apparents les déterminismes invisibles auxquels les individus sont d'autant plus soumis qu'ils ne les voient pas, la sociologie ne vient pas pour autant nier toute liberté humaine. Bien au contraire, comme toute science, elle porte un projet libérateur, en dévoilant par exemple la relativité des étiquettes sociales et le « jeu dans le jeu » social."

"« la société constitue les murs de notre emprisonnement dans l'histoire ». Mais on peut assouplir ce point de vue en considérant plutôt la société comme un jeu de rôles. Rôles qui nous sont souvent assignés par d'autres, mais que nous nous efforçons néanmoins de cultiver en tant que sources principales d'identité." ou en les rejetant pour affirmer l'identité que nous nous sommes construite au fil du temps des frictions et caresses culturelles en "voyageS" ou en rencontrant d'autres voyageurs sans se sentir en sécurité dans son propre pays, en rencontrant d'autres français ayant une vision déterministe sans romantisme Allemand biologiquement...

"en sortant inopinément des attentes liées à son rôle, voire de le manipuler. Bref, comme le dit Berger, il existe toujours une certaine distance au rôle, et la « mauvaise foi », explique-t-il en empruntant le concept à Jean-Paul Sartre, consiste précisément à se cacher derrière son rôle."


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[Ivan Ruiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandísimo libro para meterse de lleno en la Sociología. Berger presenta un montón de conceptos para el recién llegado de una forma natural, espontánea y bien hilada, sin pretensión de que este los empolle, aunque, paradójicamente, consiga todo lo contrario. Imprescindible si uno quiere meterse de lleno en lo que una perspectiva sociológica puede darnos a nosotros como seres humanos insertos en una sociedad moderna, a saber: persepctiva crítica, no dejarnos guiar en todo momento por la realidad dada por descontada, tener la capacidad de relativizar las cosas, de ponernos en la piel de otros puntos de vista o no dejarnos engatusar por ideologías o por ciertos colectivos (donde incluyo tanto aquellos que tienen la sartén por el mango hasta aquellos revolucionarios).

Una joya, de verdad, si uno quiere adoptar una perspectiva sociológica y adentrarse un poco en esta disciplina tan interesante. Tanto para aquellos más reacios a salir del cascarón como para aquellos que quizás ya intuyen todo aquello que les van a contar sobre la sociedad y los individuos que la integran, pero quieren darle cohesión y fundamento.

[Masoud Zamani Moghadam · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب «دعوت به جامعه‌شناسی: نگاهی انسان‌گرایانه» نوشتۀ جامعه‌شناس برجستۀ اتریشی-آمریکایی، پیتر ال. برگر، می‌تواند کتاب فوق‌العاده جذابی برای اهالی جامعه‌شناسی باشد. برگر در بخشی از این کتاب می‌نویسد: «دلبستگی به جامعه‌شناسی بیشتر به دل‌باختن می‌ماند. دیدگاه جامعه‌شناسی بیشتر مانند خوره‌ای است که به جان آدمی می‌افتد و بارها و بارها او را بی‌مهابا به سوی پرسش‌هایی بی‌همتا می‌راند. بنابراین، مبانی جامعه‌شناسی، دعوت به نوع ویژه‌ای از شور و عشق است. هیچ عشقی بی‌شور و شر نیست».

[Yashpal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an unexpected gem. Thoroughly enjoyed Berger's writing style... so lucid and witty. also contains many lessons for social psychologists on how to approach their own discipline and move beyond it to understand the human condition.