The Social Role of the Man of Knowledge

by Florian Znaniecki

Book Overview

In this seminal contribution to the sociology of knowledge, first published in 1940, Florian Znaniecki develops a typology of the variety of specific social roles that scholars have played, and investigates the normative patterns that govern their behavior. A central tool for the investigation of these problems is the notion of "social circle", the audience to which intellectuals address themselves. Znaniecki shows that thinkers do not speak to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887386423
• ISBN13: 9780887386428
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"