signed first edition Hardcover
1946-1998
by Robert K. Merton ( 1910-2003 )
1946-1998: Various Publishers Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. An important collection of 14 separately titled items, 7 books and 7 offprints, spanning the years 1946-1998, all SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Robert K. Merton (RKM) to his former student, friend, colleague and noted sociologist Thomas Gieryn. Robert K. Merton is considered to be a founding father of modern sociology and the founder of the sociology of science. In 1994 he became the first sociologist awarded the National Medal of Science. His contributions to the field include such ideas as focus groups, role models, self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecy, (truncated)