Social Structure argues for the importance of social structure to analysis within the discipline of sociology. This book provides a thorough introduction to the idea of social structure, laying out the range of difficult issues which arise in analysing social structure. It exami…
Social Structure argues for the importance of social structure to analysis within the discipline of sociology. This book provides a thorough introduction to the idea of social structure, laying out the range of difficult issues which arise in analysing social structure. It exami…
The Case for Reintroducing Merton -- "1930s: The Harvard Years" (Jugendschriften) -- Early Years at Columbia -- Middle Years at Columbia -- Later Years -- Reprise: Merton as Discipline-builder, Theorist, Substantive Sociologist and Moralist -- Merton the Man, His Operational Cod…
"This book reintroduces the work of Robert K. Merton as a bridge between classical sociology and modern sociology. Founded in the sociological classics but developing a modern approach to the advancement of theory and research methodology, Merton's thought helped to construct mo…