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Author's Preface -- Introduction/norman W. Storer -- Part 1: The Sociology Of Knowledge -- 1.1-paradigm For The Sociology Of Knowledge -- 1.2-znaniecki's Social Role Of The Man Of Knowledge -- 1.3-social Conflict Over Styles Of Sociological Work -- 1.4-technical And Moral Dimensions Of Policy Research -- 1.5-the Perspect8ives Of Insiders And Outsiders. Part 2: The Sociology Of Scientific Knowledge -- 2.6-sorokin's Formulations In The Sociology Of Science -- 2.7-social And Cultural Contexts Of Science -- 2.8-changing Foci Of Interest In The Sciences And Technology -- 2.9-interactions Of Science And Military Technique -- 2.10-the Neglect Of The Sociology Of Science. Part 3: The Normative Structure Of Science -- 3.11-the Puritan Spur To Science -- 3.12-science And Social Order -- 3.13-the Normative Structure Of Science. Part 4: The Reward System Of Science -- 4.14-priorities In Scientific Discovery -- 4.15-behaviour Of Patterns Of Scientists -- 4.16-singletons And Multiples In Science -- 4.17-multiple Discoveries As Strategic Research Site -- 4.18-the Ambivalence Of Scientists. Part 5: The Processes Of Evaluation In Science -- 5.19-recognition And Excellence: Instructive Ambiguities -

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Author

Robert K. Merton

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1973

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226520926

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Sociology, History

Rating

4 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14