Robert K. Merton [electronic resource] : sociology of science and sociology as science / edited by Craig Calhoun.
Calhoun, Craig J., 1952-
2010
HM477.U6 R63 2010eb
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Title Robert K. Merton [electronic resource] : sociology of science and sociology as science / edited by Craig Calhoun.
ISBN 9780231151122 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231151128 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231521847 (ebook)
9780231521840 (e-book)
Imprint New York : Columbia University Press, c2010.
Language English
Description xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HM477.U6 R63 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 301.092
Summary "Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century, producing clear theories and innovative research that continue to shape multiple disciplines. Merton's reach can be felt in the study of social structure, social psychology, deviance, professions, organizations, culture, and science. Yet for all his fame, Merton is only partially understood. He is treated by scholars as a functional analyst, when in truth his contributions transcend paradigm.
Gathering together twelve major sociologists, Craig Calhoun launches a thorough reconsideration of Merton's achievements and inspires a renewed engagement with sociological theory. Merton's work addressed the challenges of integrating research and theory. It connected different fields of empirical research and spoke to the importance of overcoming divisions between allegedly pure and applied sociology. Merton realized the value of sociological methods that respect the institutional analysis of science and knowledge. By bringing together different aspects of his work in one volume, Calhoun illuminates the interdisciplinary& -and unifying& -dimensions of Merton's approach, while also advancing the intellectual agenda of an increasingly vital area of study."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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On Merton's legacy and contemporary sociology / Craig Calhoun
Reflections on a common theme : establishing the phenomenon, adumbration, and ideal types / Alejandro Portes
Mechanisms of the middle range / Charles Tilly
Eliding the theory/research and basic/applied divides : implications of Merton's middle range / Robert J. Sampson
The contributions of Robert K. Merton to culture theory / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Culture and uncertainty / Viviana A. Zelizer
"Paradigm for the sociology of science" / Thomas F. Gieryn
A critical reconsideration of the ethos and autonomy of science / Aaron L. Panofsky
Merton, Mannheim, and the sociology of knowledge / Alan Sica
The ethos of science and the ethos of democracy / Ragnvald Kalleberg
Merton's sociology of rhetoric / Peter Simonson
On sociological semantics as an evolving research program / Harriet Zuckerman
How Merton sociologizes the history of ideas / Charles Camic.

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