'Thomas Luckmann' (b.
1927) was Professor for
Sociology at the
University of Constance in
Germany. Since
1994 he is professor emeritus. He is well known for the book ''
The Social Construction of Reality'' (1966, together with
Peter L. Berger) and for ''Structures of the Life-World'' (1982, together with
Alfred Schütz).
Luckmann was born in the
Slovenian town of
Jesenice, then part of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, into a mixed,
German-
Slovenian family.
Research areas of Luckmann include the
Sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, the sociology of communication and the philosophy of science.
His works include:
★ ''The Social Construction of Reality. A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (1966, with Peter L. Berger)
★ ''The Invisible Religion. The Problem of Religion in Modern Society'' (1967)
★ ''The Sociology of Language'' (1975)
★ ''Structures of the Life-World'' (1982, with Alfred Schütz)
★ ''Life-World and Social Realities'' (1983)
See also
★
Social constructionism
★
Phenomenology
External links
★
Articles By Thomas Luckmann