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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226520714
• ISBN13: 9780226520711
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"