1st Edition
The Idea of Social Structure Papers in Honor of Robert K. Merton
By Lewis A. Coser
Copyright 1975
559 Pages
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Routledge
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Written and compiled by friends and former students, The Idea of Social Structure honors Robert K. Merton, considered one of the premier sociologists of the twentieth century. Along with Talcott Parsons and Marion J. Levy, Merton was emphatic in his use of the term "social structure"—however different they were in defining and refining the term. The chapters in this volume address many of... Read more
Robert K. Merton the Man and the Work; Merton and the Contemporary Mind; Merton’s Theory of Social Structure; Working with Merton; The Present Status of “Structural-Functional” Theory in Sociology; Merton’s Uses of the European Sociological Tradition; On the Shoulders of Merton; Toward a New View of the Sociology of Knowledge; Structural Constraints of Status Complements; The Emergence of A Scientific Specialty; The Growth of Scientific Knowledge; Legitimate and Illegitimate Use of Power; The Complexity of Roles as a Seedbed of Individual Autonomy; Reference Individuals and Reference Idols; The Planning of Communities; Theory and Research; Ironic Perspective and Sociological Thought; On Formalizing Theory; Relative Deprivation; Social Structure and Mass Communications Behavior; In The Spirit of Merton; Sociology and the Everyday Life; Intellectual Types and Political Roles; 20: The Myth of the Renaissance*
Biography
Lewis A. Coser
