Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Peter L. Berger, fully Peter Ludwig Berger
Austrian-born American Sociologist, Professor at Rutgers University, Boston College and New School for Social Research
"Yes, the concept of mediating structures or intermediating institutions covers more or less the same ground as civil society."
"When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which is obviously a terrible social hardship, but certain cultures also disappear."