SOC. 351 #6 - Robert Merton’s Contributions to Sociological Theory Robert Merton studied under Talcott Parsons at Harvard University and was influenced by Pitirim Sorokin and Paul Lazarsfeld respectfully. Although Merton valued the relationship he had with Parsons and admired much of his work‚ he “diverged from Parsonian functionalism…in his decision to abandon the quest for an all-encompassing theory. He chose rather‚ to take the path of what he calls ‘middle range theories’” (p.46)‚ designed
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Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance Dahlia Magdy Abdal-Hakim This paper is an application of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance (1957) on August Wilson’s play Fences. The present research is a sociological approach aims to analyze how the structural and the cultural factors of a society forces people to be under strain to accomplish goals. These factors play a crucial role shaping each character in the play along with their differences. In accordance with Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance
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The only devout and pious churchman in the company‚ the Parson is extremely poor‚ but he is rich in holy thoughts and deeds. The pastor of a medium sized town‚ he preaches the Gospel and makes sure to practice what he preaches. He is everything that the Monk‚ the Friar‚ and the Pardoner are not. He was a learned person who taught his parishioners sincerely. “Devoutly to parishioners‚ and teach it (Coghill 70). Although he was poor he was content and happy even in times of adversity. He was
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This was a period of time that people tried to figure out what might affect the productivity and efficiency‚ like from motivation. It produced a variety of theories researching people’s psychological desires; around what do they need in different levels‚ such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. However‚ this time we try to focus on two-factor theory. Employees in an organization are either satisfied or dissatisfied with their job based on whether they are motivated or not on their job. However‚ the kind
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personalityresearch.org/papers/plaut.htm Criticisms of Freud’s theory There have been criticisms of psychoanalysis from every imaginable angle. It has been equally strongly defended‚ and has held up very well under fire. Two common criticisms‚ espoused by laypeople and professionals alike‚ are that the theory is too simple to ever explain something as complex as a human mind‚ and that Freud overemphasized sex and was unbalanced here (was sexist). My opinion is that these criticisms are to a large extent the result
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MERTON TRUCKS COMPANY Keeping 3000$ and 5000$ as unit contributions respectively for Model 101 and Model 102 trucks‚ formulate the Merton’s product mix decision problem using LP. Present the LP problem in the standard form including all the details and units. Using solver‚ find the optimal product mix of these two trucks? What is the optimum total contribution that Merton can obtain? Tabulate‚ the optimality range for the decision variable coefficients and comment what will happen if the current
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Assignment (Section B) Free Abbey Wineryy Submitted to: Prof. Saji Gopinath‚ IIM‚ Kozhikode Submitted on: 12th Jun. 2013 Submitted by: Manoj K. Nair‚ EPGP-05-130 Merton Truck Company Top Management of Merton Truck Company is planning to revisit the current product mix of the company involving two models of trucks M101 and M102 as the President of the company feels that M101 truck is not contributing to company’s profit. She also feels
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Talcott Parsons was a very revered American sociologist. Parsons came from a very religious and socially aware family. At first studying biology‚ Parsons soon got attracted to the world of economics and sociology. To get a wide variety of different view‚ Parsons studied not only in America‚ but in Europe as well. Parsons began teaching at Harvard where he was exposed to sociological thinking. Parsons influenced all types of Sociology‚ though his views were considered controversial. Focusing on social
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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION APPROACH The view of development as a replica of the systems of the change agents The change agents defined development as a replica of their own systems. For example‚ during the cold war‚ the USA was defining development as the replica of its own political-economic system and opening the way for the transnational corporations. At the same time‚ the developing countries saw the ‘welfare state’ of the North Atlantic Nations as the ultimate goal of development. These nations
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Talcott Parsons (December 13‚ 1902 – May 8‚ 1979) was an American sociologist who served on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 to 1973. Parsons developed a general theory for the study of society called action theory‚ based on the methodological principle of voluntarism and the epistemological principle of analytical realism. The theory attempted to establish a balance between two major methodological traditions‚ that of the utilitarian-positivist tradition on the one hand and the hermeneutic-idealistic
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