Robert Merton

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:Temple_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-07-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_C._Merton
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-02-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:editor gptkb:American_Sociological_Review
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish American
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
sociology
criminology
sociology of science
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_King_Merton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Merton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Talcott_Parsons
gptkb:James_S._Coleman
gptkb:Peter_Blau
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gptkb:Emile_Durkheim
gptkb:Pitirim_Sorokin
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Matthew_effect
middle-range theory
reference group theory
role theory
self-fulfilling prophecy
strain theory
unintended consequences
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:On_the_Shoulders_of_Giants
gptkb:Social_Theory_and_Social_Structure
gptkb:The_Sociology_of_Science
gptkbp:occupation sociologist
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Sociological_Association
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:signature Robert_Merton_signature.svg
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gptkb:Tulane_University
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gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
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