Robert K. Merton : : Sociology of Science and Sociology as Science /

Robert K. Merton : : Sociology of Science and Sociology as Science / / ed. by Craig Calhoun.

Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century, producing clear theories and innovative research that continue to shape multiple disciplines. Merton's reach can be felt in the study of social structure, social psychology, deviance, professions...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Calhoun, Craig,
Camic, Charles,
Fuchs Epstein, Cynthia,
Gieryn, Thomas F.,
Kalleberg, Ragnvald,
Panofsky, Aaron L.,
Portes, Alejandro,
Sampson, Robert J.,
Sica, Alan,
Simonson, Peter,
Tilly, Charles,
Zelizer, Viviana A.,
Zuckerman, Harriet,
HerausgeberIn:
Calhoun, Craig,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:A Columbia / SSRC Book
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.) :; 2 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: On Merton's Legacy and Contemporary Sociology
  • 1 Reflections on a Common Theme
  • 2 Mechanisms of the Middle Range
  • 3 Eliding the Theory/Research and Basic/Applied Divides
  • 4 The Contributions of Robert K. Merton to Culture Theory
  • 5 Culture and Uncertainty
  • 6 "Paradigm for the Sociology of Science"
  • 7 A Critical Reconsideration of the Ethos and Autonomy of Science
  • 8 Merton, Mannheim, and the Sociology of Knowledge
  • 9 The Ethos of Science and the Ethos of Democracy
  • 10 Merton's Sociology of Rhetoric
  • 11 On Sociological Semantics as an Evolving Research Program
  • 12 How Merton Sociologizes the History of Ideas
  • Contributors
  • Index

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