Knowledge (Paperback)

Introduction  Part 1: Classic Sociological Conceptions of Knowledge  Part 2: Knowledge about Knowledge  2.1. Attributes of Knowledge  2.2. Knowledge as a Capacity to Act  2.3. Knowledge and Information  2.4. Practical Knowledge  2.5. Additional Knowledge  2.6. The Uneven Development of Knowledge  2.7. The Limits of the Growth of Knowledge  2.8. A Sociological Concept of Knowledge and its Context  Part 3: Policing Knowledge  3.1. The Self-Realization of Knowledge  3.2. The Self-Protection of Knowledge  3.3. Knowledge Becomes Superfluous  Part 4: Forms of Knowledge  4.1. Everyday Knowledge  4.2. The Power of Everyday Knowledge  4.3. Indigenous or Traditional Knowledge  4.4. Tacit Knowledge  Part 5: Functions of Knowledge  5.1. Knowledge as Power and Authority  5.2. The Power of Ideas  5.3. Knowledge and the Economy  5.4. Knowledge as Property and Public Good  Part 6: The Benefits of Knowledge  6.1. The Distribution of Knowledge  6.2. Knowledge, Power and Participation  6.3. Knowledge Societies