Lewis A. Coser – författare

Published in 1998, Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy.

Published in 1998, Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy.

Written and compiled by friends and former students, The Idea of Social Structure honors Robert K. Merton, considered one of the premier sociologists of the twentieth century. Along with Talcott Parsons and Marion J. Levy, Merton was emphatic in his use of the term "social structure"—however different they were in defining and refining the term. The chapters in this volume address many of Merton''s diverse sociological theories and, in turn, his theories'' impact upon a very large sociological territory.

The volume includes major statements on the context of working with Merton by Lewis A. Coser, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Robert A. Nisbet, and Seymour Martin Lipset, as well as memorable statements covering Merton''s interests in the sociology of knowledge and science, planning communities, medical education, relative deprivation, everyday life, political roles, and communication media. This is a powerful sourcebook for understanding the work of Merton and of his intellectual successors.

Nisbet called the decade of the 1930s among the most vital and creative periods in American history. It was certainly a period of intense struggle—political, military, and ideological. But the formation of modern sociology was without question one of the crowning achievements in the scientific evolution of the century. The volume is sharply focused on Merton''s work and deeply appreciative of the nature of his contribution. It is a landmark effort in the study of sociology as history.

Written and compiled by friends and former students, The Idea of Social Structure honors Robert K. Merton, considered one of the premier sociologists of the twentieth century. Along with Talcott Parsons and Marion J. Levy, Merton was emphatic in his use of the term "social structure"—however different they were in defining and refining the term. The chapters in this volume address many of Merton''s diverse sociological theories and, in turn, his theories'' impact upon a very large sociological territory.

The volume includes major statements on the context of working with Merton by Lewis A. Coser, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Robert A. Nisbet, and Seymour Martin Lipset, as well as memorable statements covering Merton''s interests in the sociology of knowledge and science, planning communities, medical education, relative deprivation, everyday life, political roles, and communication media. This is a powerful sourcebook for understanding the work of Merton and of his intellectual successors.

Nisbet called the decade of the 1930s among the most vital and creative periods in American history. It was certainly a period of intense struggle—political, military, and ideological. But the formation of modern sociology was without question one of the crowning achievements in the scientific evolution of the century. The volume is sharply focused on Merton''s work and deeply appreciative of the nature of his contribution. It is a landmark effort in the study of sociology as history.

Giriga institutioner tar sig an ett iögonfallande samhällsfenomen: sociala gemenskaper och organisationer som förväntar sig totalt engagemang och fullständig lojalitet av sina medlemmar.

Lewis A. Coser visar hur denna mekanism har verkat i religiösa sekter och revolutionära partier, format livet för de rikas tjänstefolk, tvingat såväl katolska kyrkans präster som imperiernas soldater att leva i celibat. Andra gemenskaper, främst familjen, har hotat lojaliteten med den giriga institutionen.

Men den moderna kärnfamiljen är också en "glupsk gemenskap", vars anspråk på tid och engagemang konkurrerar med de krav som det moderna arbetslivet ställer.

Giriga institutioner (Greedy institutions) som ursprungligen publicerades 1974 är en föredömlig illustration av hur ett nytt teoretiskt perspektiv kan förklara en rad till synes disparata fenomen.

I en nyskriven inledning presenterar sociologen Ola Agevall boken, författaren och hans tid.