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.
Peter L. BergerIn all advanced industrial societies, education has become the single most important vehicle of upward mobility.
Peter L. BergerEven if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others.
Peter L. BergerTo be located in society means to be at the intersection point of specific social forces. Commonly one ignores these forces one also knows that there is not an awful lot that one can do about this.
Peter L. Berger