Peter E. Berger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Sociologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:The_New_School_for_Social_Research
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boston_University
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Boston
gptkb:The_New_School
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Luckmann
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate March 17, 1929
gptkbp:children gptkb:Michael_Berger
gptkb:David_Berger
gptkb:Wendy_Berger
gptkbp:deathDate June 27, 2021
gptkbp:field Sociology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter E. Berger
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Sennett
gptkb:Erving_Goffman
gptkb:Anthony_Giddens
gptkb:Peter_L._Berger
Zygmunt Bauman
Social constructionism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Max_Weber
gptkbp:knownFor The_Social_Construction_of_Reality
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Invitation to Sociology
A Rumor of Angels
Pyramids of Sacrifice
The Capitalist Revolution
The Homeless Mind
The Sacred Canopy
The Desecularization of the World
The Many Altars of Modernity
The_Globalization_of_World_Politics
The_Social_Construction_of_Reality
The_World_in_a_Postmodern_Frame
gptkbp:occupation Author
Professor
gptkbp:researchFocus Social theory
Modernity
Secularization
Religion and society
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lynne_Berger