Sociology of Knowledge ((3))

Catalog description

This course provides a critical analysis of the forms, social nature, and social organization of knowledge. Throughout the course, attention will be given to various examples of knowledge including science, spiritual and transcendent knowledge, and popular culture. Emphasis will be put on the relationship between power and knowledge, social production of knowledge and its impact on society. Important themes related to these matters will be organized around quality of life issues, such as social connectedness (knowledge as a social enterprise) and the relationship between varied forms of knowledge and life satisfaction.