The Idea of Social Structure Papers in Honor of Robort K. Merton

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Robert K. Merton : The man and the work Merton and the contemporary mind: An affectionate dialogue .........3 Merton`s Theory of Social Structure ...11 Working with merton ......35 The present status of Structural - Functional Theory in Sociology ......67 Merton`s Uses of the European sociological Tradition ..........85 On the Shoulders of Merton ......103 Structural constraints of Status complements ...117 The emergence of a Scientific - specialty: The self-exemplifying case of the Sociology of Sciene .............139 The growth of Scientific knowledge : Theories of Deviance as a Case study ..............175 Legitimate and illegitimate use of Power ..........221 The complexity of roles as a seedbed of Individual autonomy .......237 Reference individuals and reference idols ...........265 the planning of communities : Anticipations and hindsights .........................283 Theory and research : The case of studies in medical Education ..........301 Ironic Perspetive and sociological Thought .....................................323 On formalizing theory ..............339 Relative deprivation ..............355 Social structure and mass communications behavior: Exploring patterns through constructional Analysis .................379 In the spirit of Merton : Sociology and the everyday life ..................417 Intellectual types and political roles .....................433 The myth of the renaissance ...................471 The writings of robert k merton: A bibliography ........................................497