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A formalization of the sociology of knowledge
Author(s) -
Horowitz Irving L.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830090107
Subject(s) - ideology , utopia , epistemology , sociology , social science , public opinion , sociology of knowledge , philosophy , law , politics , political science
Abstract The formalization of the basic elements of ideological systems has been hampered by a plethora of conflicting definitions. By the logical indexing of basic variables in the scientific study of ideas of a cluster type (ideology, propaganda, utopia, etc.), certain definite lines of inquiry into the psychology and sociology of mass communications and public opinion can be more readily undertaken. In this article, pattern‐variables are fused to idealtypologies in the comparison of ideological and utopian formations.