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Karl Mannheim
Classical Sociological Theory

Chapter Outline


I. Biographical Sketch

 

II. The Sociology of Knowledge

A. The Sociology of Knowledge and the Theory of Ideology
1. Generations
2. Politics
B. A Sociological Approach
1. Positivism
2. Phenomenology
3. Other Approaches
4. A Sociology of the Sociology of Knowledge
5. Relativism and Relationalism
6. The Intelligentsia
7. Weltanschauung
8. Steps in Practicing the Sociology of Knowledge

III. Ideology and Utopia

A. Ideology
B. Utopia
1. Disenchantment
2. Hope for the Future

IV. Rationality and the Irrationality of the Times

A. Types of Rationality and Irrationality
1. Substantial Rationality
2. Substantial Irrationality
3. Functional Rationality
4. Functional Irrationality
5. Self-Rationalization
6. Self-observation

V. Planning and Social Reconstruction in the Modern World

 

VI. A Critical Analysis of Mannheim's Work

 

VII. Summary