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.

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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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