Berger provides information on the study of the sociology of religion. Berger is particularly interested in the social construction of religion perpetuated by humanity and the dichotomies between the secular and the religious. As a component of social reality, religion, according to Peter Berger, is a "dialectical phenomenon" (3). Society is a dialectical phenomenon in that it is a human product, and nothing more than a human product, which nevertheless continually acts on its producer. Society is a product of man. Religion emerges from humans as part of an orderly and meaningful social reality, and in turn, humans emerge from this socially constructed world. Berger analyzes the dialectical phenomenon in three concepts: externalization, objectification and internalization. The externalization of a meaningfully ordered worldview is “an anthropological necessity,” imposed by the “unfinished” nature of the human biological constitution (4). Externalization can be defined as “the continuous outpouring of the human being into the world, both in the physical and mental activity of people” (4). The created social world provides order, meaning and security, thus complementing human nature, which was left naturally lacking. The products of human physical and mental activity include such things as culture, state, family, religion, and economy. Culture is a social world created by man. Objectification views socially constructed reality as something that is not simply constructed through facticity. People perceive culture, family, economy, etc. as an objective reality. Objectification establishes not only that social reality is "there", but that social reality is "there for everyone" (10) Culture is "taken for granted" as natural, imposed... ... of the whole universe as humanly significant. The great paradox of religious alienation is that the very process of dehumanization of the socio-cultural world has its roots in the fundamental desire that reality as a whole can have a meaningful place for man. It can therefore be said that alienation has a price paid by religious consciousness in its search for a humanly meaningful universe. Berger's dichotomy between religion and everyday life is not universally shared as particular religions view every action as an act of worship. Examples include normative Judaism and some aspects of Islam and Hinduism. Another criticism is that Berger fails to recognize diversity and assumes that all humans experience the world in the same way. Works Cited Berger, Peter L. The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion. New York: Anchor, 1990. 3-101. Press.