{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-science-theoretical-and-empirical-investigations-9780226520926","title":"The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations","description":"\"The exploration of the social conditions that facilitate or retard the search for scientific knowledge has been the major theme of Robert K. Merton's work for forty years. This collection of papers [is] a fascinating overview of this sustained inquiry. . . . There are very few other books in sociology . . . with such meticulous scholarship, or so elegant a style. This collection of papers is, and is likely to remain for a long time, one of the most important books in sociology.\"--Joseph Ben-David, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The novelty of the approach, the erudition and elegance, and the unusual breadth of vision make this volume one of the most important contributions to sociology in general and to the sociology of science in particular. . . . Merton's Sociology of Science is a magisterial summary of the field.\"--Yehuda Elkana, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Merton's work provides a rich feast for any scientist concerned for a genuine understanding of his own professional self. And Merton's industry, integrity, and humility are permanent witnesses to that ethos which he has done so much to define and support.\"--J. R. Ravetz, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The essays not only exhibit a diverse and penetrating analysis and a deal of historical and contemporary examples, with concrete numerical data, but also make genuinely good reading because of the wit, the liveliness and the rich learning with which Merton writes.\"--Philip Morrison, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Merton's impact on sociology as a whole has been large, and his impact on the sociology of science has been so momentous that the title of the book is apt, because Merton's writings represent modern sociology of science more than any other single writer.\"--Richard McClintock, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6985179\"\u003eRobert K. Merton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.01w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226520926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226520927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026000\"\u003eSociology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert K. Merton\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor at Columbia University. His books include the classic \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and Social Structure, On the Shoulders of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSociological Ambivalence\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eGenesis and Development of a Scientific Fact\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686326104301,"sku":"9780226520926","price":103.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_abedd8cc-ad20-4370-9267-4b013bb0f362.jpg?v=1703641150","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-science-theoretical-and-empirical-investigations-9780226520926","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}