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sociology of knowledge

study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies
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sociology of knowledge

Summary

sociology of knowledge is a branch of sociology[1]. It draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_sociology category, ranking #7 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • sociology of knowledge's instance of is recorded as branch of sociology[3].
  • sociology of knowledge is a type of sociology[4].
  • sociology of knowledge's Commons category is recorded as Sociology of knowledge[5].
  • sociology of knowledge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sociology of knowledge[6].
  • sociology of knowledge's is the study of is recorded as knowledge[7].

Why It Matters

sociology of knowledge draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_sociology category, ranking #7 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

algorithmic canonization sociology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). sociology of knowledge. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sociology-of-knowledge
MLA “sociology of knowledge.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sociology-of-knowledge.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0248299-sociologie-vedeni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0248299-sociologie-vedeni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of → knowledge
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → sociology
    Instance of → branch of sociology
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16790, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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