Social Theory and Social Structure
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Social Theory and Social Structure (STSS) 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.[1] It was first published in 1949, although revised editions of 1957 and 1968 are often cited.
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.[2]
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- Piotr Sztompka, Robert K. Merton, in Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists, George Ritzer (ed.), Blackwell Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-4051-0595-X
- Robert K. Merton, This Week’s Citation Classic: Merton R K. Social theory and social structure. New York: Free Press, 1949, Current Contents, (21): 12-12 1980
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- Robert K. Merton, Social Theory and Social Structure, Free Press, 1968, ISBN 0-02-921130-1
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