<p>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 modern sociology in its coverage of many of the social institutional areas of contemporary society. Recovering and analysing the system of ‘structural analysis’, which Merton progressively developed – a system largely overlooked due to the tendency among commentators to stereotype him as a ‘functionalist’ – the author considers the applications of this approach to various substantive fields, particularly science and criminal justice, and examines the effect of Merton’s later ‘sociological semantics’ on his overall schema. A clear and accessible presentation of the array of concepts introduced by Merton to sociology, Reintroducing Robert K. Merton will appeal to scholars and students with interests in sociological theory, social research, the history of sociology and the various substantive areas covered in the work of Merton – deviance, science, and communications.</p>

Reintroducing Robert K. Merton

Crothers, Charles

Biographies & Memoirs

Routledge

Crothers's book provides a thorough introduction to the idea of social structure. He examines the meanings of the term, the history of its usage within sociology and looks at the more recent developments in thinking on social structure.

Social Structure

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

<p>In this new interpretation of Merton's work, the author shows that Merton's ideas are far more at the centre of modern sociology than has hitherto been realised, and argues for a major revaluation of Merton's role as a social theorist.</p>

Robert K. Merton (Key Sociologists Series)

Social Sciences

Tavistock Books

<p><div> <p>Dieses Buch bietet die erste umfassende Analyse der verschiedenen neuseeländischen Soziologien vom späten 19. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart. Das Buch beginnt mit bisher nicht dokumentierten Einblicken in die Geschichte der Proto-Soziologie in Neuseeland und untersucht dann die parallelen Geschichten der Disziplin sowohl als Hauptfach in den Soziologieabteilungen als auch als diffusere "Soziologie" innerhalb anderer universitärer Einheiten. Dieses Buch bietet eine wertvolle Studie über die Entwicklung der Soziologie in einem halbperipheren Land.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div><br /></div> <div><br /></div> <div><br /></div> <div><br /></div> <div><br /></div> <div><br /></div></p>

Soziologien in Neuseeland (German Edition)

Philosophy

Springer VS

Sociologies of New Zealand (Sociology Transformed)

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

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