Sociology of knowledge

The sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought, the social context within which it arises, and the effects that prevailing ideas have on societies. It is not a specialized area of sociology. Instead, it deals with broad fundamental questions about the extent and limits of social influences on individuals' lives and the social-cultural basis of our knowledge about the world.

Extends: [Sociology of knowledge](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Sociology of knowledge), [Émile Durkheim](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Émile Durkheim)