Social Theory and Social Structure
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Social Theory and Social Structure is a foundational sociological work by Robert K. Merton that systematizes key concepts such as middle-range theory, reference groups, and anomie, profoundly shaping modern sociological theory.
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| Social Theory and Social Structure canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociology book ⓘ |
| author | Robert K. Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
classic of sociological theory
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foundational work in sociology ⓘ |
| field | sociology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| genre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1957 edition
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1968 enlarged edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
empirical sociological research
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theory-building in sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Studies in Social and Cultural Structure
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Studies in the Sociology of Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Theoretical Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
anomie theory
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deviance theory ⓘ modern sociological theory ⓘ reference group theory ⓘ role theory ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ theory of middle-range ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Weber
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Talcott Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
anomie
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bureaucratic structure ⓘ functional analysis ⓘ manifest and latent functions ⓘ middle-range theory ⓘ opportunity structure ⓘ reference group ⓘ role-set ⓘ self-fulfilling prophecy ⓘ sociological theory of deviance ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of essays ⓘ |
| topic |
social deviance
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social norms ⓘ social roles ⓘ social stratification ⓘ social structure ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociological methodology ⓘ |
| usedIn | sociology curricula ⓘ |
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