On Social Structure and Science

by Robert K. Merton

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226520706
• ISBN13: 9780226520704
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"