Knowledge societies
By: Nico Stehr.
Publisher: Sage
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Copyright date: 1994
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.; Technology -- Social aspects.
Description: The issues addressed in Knowledge Societies include the process of scientization - the penetration of scientific knowledge not only into production but into most spheres of social action, the transformation of the political system by increasingly knowledgeable citizens, the rise of specific areas of expertise and changes in corresponding institutions based on the deployment of specialized knowledge, a shift in the nature of societal conflict from struggles about the allocation of income and property to claims and conflict about generalized human needs, and the emergence of fragility as a basic attribute of modern social organizations.

In present-day societies, knowledge is not only the key to the world, but the making of the world. In this broad-ranging analysis of the central role that knowledge plays in our life, Nico Stehr critically examines the premises of existing social theory and explores the knowledge relations in advanced societies. The result is a significant new synthesis of social theory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Knowledge and Social Action
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: The Concept of Knowledge Societies
pagenum: 5; label: 2
title: Theories of Society
pagenum: 18; label: 3
title: The Constitution of Modern Societies
pagenum: 33; label: 4
title: The Design of Post-Industrial Societies
pagenum: 42; label: 5
title: Knowledge about Knowledge
pagenum: 91; label: 6
title: The Economic Structure of Knowledge Societies
pagenum: 121; label: 7
title: Experts, Counselors and Advisers
pagenum: 160; label: 8
title: The Technical State
pagenum: 203; label: 9
title: The Texture of Knowledge Societies
pagenum: 222; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 261; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 263