Robert K Merton: 3 books
The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity
A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity--that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident--is today ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its 1754...
by Robert K. Merton
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
A reissue of the classic report of Columbia's Bureau of Applied Social Research, outlining techniques for eliciting specific responses of individuals and groups to particular events and situations.
The 1956 edition of this book may be regarded as seminal within sociology, spawning a whole field...
Mass Communication and American Social Thought
Key Texts, 1919-1968
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies...