Social Theory and Social Structure was a landmark publication in sociology by Robert K. Merton. It has been translated into close to 20 languages and is one of the most frequently cited texts in social sciences. It was first published in 1949, although revised editions of 1957 and 1968 are often cited. In 1998 the International Sociological Association listed this work as the third most important sociological book of the 20th century. The book introduced many important concepts in sociology, like: manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions, obliteration by incorporation, reference groups, self-fulfilling prophecy, middle-range theory and others. Pt. 1. On Theoretical Sociology. On The History And Systematics Of Sociological Theory -- On Sociological Theories Of The Middle Range -- Manifest And Latent Functions -- The Bearing Of Sociological Theory On Empirical Research -- The Bearing Of Empirical Research On Sociological Theory -- Pt. 2. Studies In Social And Cultural Structure. Introduction -- Social Structure And Anomie -- Continuities In The Theory Of Social Structure And Anomie -- Bureaucratic Structure And Personality -- Role Of The Intellectual In Public Bureaucracy -- Contributions To The Theory Of Reference Group Behavior / With Alice S. Rossi -- Continuities In The Theory Of Reference Groups And Social Structure -- Patterns Of Influence: Local And Cosmopolitan Influentials -- The Self-fulfilling Prophecy -- Pt. 3. The Sociology Of Knowledge And Mass Communications. Introduction -- The Sociology Of Knowledge -- Karl Mannheim And The Sociology Of Knowledge -- Studies In Radio And Film Propaganda / With Paul F. Lazarsfeld -- Pt. 4. Studies In The Sociology Of Science. Introduction -- Science And The Social Order -- Science And Democratic Social Structure -- The Machine, The Worker, And The Engineer -- Puritanism, Pietism, And Science -- Science And Economy Of 17th Century England. Robert K. Merton. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 683-684. Ben shu zhong tan tao le li lun she hui xue, She hui jie gou he wen hua jie gou yan jiu, Zhi shi she hui xue yu da zhong chuan bo yan jiu ji ke xue she hui xue yan jiu deng si ge fang mian de li lun wen ti, Ti chu le"can kao qun ti", "zi zheng yu yan", "zhong ceng li lun", "yue gui de shi fan li lun"deng yi xi lie ying xiang shen yuan de gai nian, Bing qiang diao le zai gong neng fen xi zhong qu fen fu gong neng he zheng gong neng, Xian gong neng he qian gong neng deng de zhong yao xing, Cong er ti chu le yi zheng tao gong neng fen xi de fan shi, Xi tong di dian ding le gong neng she hui xue de li lun ji chu.
