On Social Structure and Science

Robert K. Merton

ISBN 10: 0226520714 / ISBN 13: 9780226520711

Published by The University of Chicago Press, 1996

About this Item

This definitive compilation encompasses the breadth of Robert Merton's works, from the earliest to the most recent, including his foundational writings on social structure and process, on the sociology of science and knowledge, and on the discipline and trajectory of sociology itself. Editor(s): Sztompka, Piotr (Professor of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland). Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 394 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552. . 1996. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Social Structure and Science
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226520714
• ISBN 13: 9780226520711
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Robert K. Merton is unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of his time. A figure whose wide-ranging theoretical and methodological contributions have become fundamental to the field, Merton is best known for introducing such concepts and procedures as unanticipated consequences, self-fulfilling prophecies, focused group interviews, middle-range theory, opportunity structure, and analytic paradigms.

This definitive compilation encompasses the breadth and brilliance of his works, from the earliest to the most recent. Merton's foundational writings on social structure and process, on the sociology of science and knowledge, and on the discipline and trajectory of sociology itself are all powerfully represented, as are his autobiographical insights in a fascinating coda. Anchored by Piotr Sztompka's contextualizing introduction, Merton's vast oeuvre emerges as a dynamic and profoundly coherent system of thought, a constant source of vitality and renewal for present and future sociology.

About the Author

Piotr Sztompka is professor of sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and visiting professor in the Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. His books published in English include Sociological Dilemmas: Toward a Dialectic Paradigm.