Merton
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Merton is a surname most prominently associated with Robert K. Merton, a pioneering American sociologist known for his work on social structure and anomie, role theory, and the sociology of science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merton canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sociologist ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacIver Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ Parsons Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-02-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social theory
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Robert K. Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Mertons ⓘ |
| influenced |
American sociology
ⓘ
sociology of science as a discipline ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Talcott Parsons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mertonian norms of science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
concept of self-fulfilling prophecy ⓘ middle-range theory in sociology ⓘ role theory ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ theory of social structure and anomie ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Theoretical Sociology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social Theory and Social Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sociology of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| usedAs | last name ⓘ |
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