SO 202 Lecture Notes - Thomas Luckmann
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Berger and luckmann argue two core propositions. Humans live in a society formed by human activity. All human activity is habitualized, this habitualization is groundwork for institutionalization. Social institutions help to channel our behavior. Confine our behavior, fit it in the means of society, environment you"re exposed to. Humans and their social worlds interact and co-produce each other. The world acts on us but we can act on it too. Utilize a core knowledge base that consists of core concepts, skills and topics.