Social Theory and Social Structure: Toward the Codification of Theory and Research

Merton, Robert K.

Published by The Free Press of Glencoe - Glencoe, Illinois, 1949

About this Item

Blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Book is tight, square, particularly sharp-cornered, with top edge dyed peach/orange to match jacket. Book is free of markings or flaws inside and out, other than prior owners name on inside front cover. Otherwise book would be fine. Unclipped Dust Jacket shows original price of $5.00 and is generally near fine, with some fading to the spine and very minor scuffing to top of spine and top of rear. One small tear to top of spine also. Social Theory and Social Structure is one of the major publications in the history of sociology and Merton was one of the most famous and important sociologists of the last century. It has been translated to over 20 languages. In 1998 the International Sociological Association listed this work as the third most important sociological book of the 20th century. Merton's functionalist system of sociology emphasized the importance of observable objective consequences of social functions, as opposed to subjective motives. This was a departure from the 'romanticism' of his mentor Talcott Parson's macro-sociology of general structures. Bought from the estate of Oliver Garceau, fellow professor of sociology and public policy at Harvard - Merton was at Columbia. 8vo, 423pp 1st Edition / 1st Printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Theory and Social Structure: Toward the Codification of Theory and Research
• Publisher: The Free Press of Glencoe - Glencoe, Illinois
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History
  • Sociology
  • Psychology