Robert K. Merton Robert King Merton (July 4, 1910 – February 23, 2003) was an American sociologist. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor. In 1994 Merton won the National Medal of Science for his contributions to the field and for having founded the sociology of science.[1][2] Merton developed notable concepts such as "unintended consequences", the "reference group", and "role strain" but is perhaps best known for having created the terms "role model" and "self-fulfilling prophecy".[3] A central element of modern sociological, political and economic theory, the "self-fulfilling prophecy" is a process whereby a belief or an expectation, correct or incorrect, affects the outcome of a situation or the way a person or a group will behave.[4] Merton's work on the "role model" first appeared in a study on the socialization of medical students at Columbia. Biography[edit] He started his sociological career under the guidance of George E.
Talcott Parsons 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 analyzed the work of Émile Durkheim and Vilfredo Pareto and evaluated their contributions through the paradigm of voluntaristic action. Parsons was also largely responsible for introducing and interpreting Max Weber's work to American audiences. Biography[edit] Talcott Parsons was born 13 December 1902 in Colorado Springs. Studies: Amherst College[edit] As an undergraduate, Parsons studied biology, sociology and philosophy at Amherst College and received his B.A. in 1924. Parsons' biology teachers while at Amherst were Otto C. Two term papers Parsons wrote as a student for Clarence E. Studies: London School of Economics[edit] After Amherst, he studied at the London School of Economics for a year, where he was exposed to the work of R. Studies: University of Heidelberg[edit] Instructor at Harvard Department of Economics, 1927[edit]
Columbia University The university was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain. After the American Revolutionary War, King's College briefly became a state entity, and was renamed Columbia College in 1784. The University now operates under a 1787 charter that places the institution under a private board of trustees, and in 1896 it was further renamed Columbia University.[7] That same year, the university's campus was moved from Madison Avenue to its current location in Morningside Heights, where it occupies more than six city blocks, or 32 acres (13 ha).[8] The university encompasses twenty schools and is affiliated with numerous institutions, including Teachers College (which is an academic department of the university though legally separate from the university), Barnard College, and the Union Theological Seminary, with joint undergraduate programs available through the Jewish Theological Seminary of America as well as the Juilliard School.[9] History[edit]
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (U of C, UChicago, or simply Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The university consists of the College of the University of Chicago, various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into four divisions, six professional schools, and a school of continuing education. The university enrolls approximately 5,000 students in the College and about 15,000 students overall. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the world's top 10 universities.[6][7][8] The university tied with Stanford University for 5th place in the 2014 U.S. The University of Chicago is affiliated with 89 Nobel Laureates (including 10 current faculty),[15] 49 Rhodes Scholars[16] and 9 Fields Medalists.[17] It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. History[edit] An early convocation ceremony at the University of Chicago Founding–1910s[edit]
Social Science Research Council The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is a U.S.-based independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines. Established in Manhattan in 1923, it today maintains a headquarters in Brooklyn Heights with a staff of approximately 70, and small regional offices in other parts of the world on an as-needed basis. The SSRC offers several fellowships to young researchers in the social sciences and related disciplines, mostly for overseas fieldwork. History[edit] Early history[edit] The SSRC came into being in 1923 as a result of the initiative of the American Political Science Association's committee on research, headed by the association's president, Charles E. Representatives of the American Economic Association, the American Sociological Society, and the American Statistical Association joined with Merriam and his associates in forming the world's first coordinating body of the social sciences. Post-World War II[edit]
Beardsley Ruml Beardsley Ruml (5 November 1894 - 19 April 1960), was an American statistician, economist, philanthropist, planner, businessman and man of affairs in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His father, Wentzle Ruml, was a country doctor. His mother, Salome Beardsley Ruml, was a hospital superintendent. He received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1915[1] and a Ph.D. in psychology and education from the University of Chicago in 1917. From 1922-29 he directed the fellowship program of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund, focusing on support for quantitative social and behavioral science. In the summer of 1942 Ruml proposed that the U.S. In 1945, Ruml made a famous speech to the ABA, asserting that since the end of the gold standard, "Taxes for Revenue are Obsolete". Ruml died April 19, 1960, in Danbury, CT. External links[edit] Taxation for Revenue Is Obsolete, January 1946, American Affairs Notes[edit] References[edit] Patrick D.
Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City.[3] The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller ("Senior"), along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ("Junior"), and Senior's principal business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick Taylor Gates, in New York State May 14, 1913, when its charter was formally accepted by the New York State Legislature.[4] Its central historical mission is "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world. Some of its objectives and achievements include: Leadership[edit] The foundation's president is Judith Rodin, who succeeded Gordon Conway in 2005. Beginnings[edit] Original Rockefeller logo, no longer in use It was also in 1906 that the Russell Sage Foundation was established, though its program was limited to working women and social ills. Early grants and connections[edit] John D.
Marcel Mauss: a biography Paul Lazarsfeld - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Paul Felix Lazarsfeld (13 de Fevereiro de 1901, Viena, Áustria - 30 de Agosto de 1976, Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos) Biografia[editar | editar código-fonte] Influências[editar | editar código-fonte] O pai de Lazarsfed, um advogado de classe média, era um socialista ativo e a casa dos Lazarfeld era um ponto de encontro de intelectuais e artistas de correntes políticas diversas como Max Adler, Victor Adler, Friedrich Adler, Otto Bauer, Karl Renner, os poetas Rilke, Stefan George e a educadora Eugenie Schwarzwald entre outros. O ambiente cultural em Viena durante a juventude de Paul Lazarsfeld era intenso e criativo. Nesta atmosfera rica em estímulos culturais e políticos diversos, Lazarsfeld formou seu interesse acadêmico interdisciplinar que o levou da Matemática pura à Sociologia, Psicologia e ao interesses pelos estudos sobre Meios de Comunicação. Doutoramento[editar | editar código-fonte] Universidade Princeton[editar | editar código-fonte]
Bureau of Applied Social Research The Bureau of Applied Social Research was a social research institute at Columbia University which specialised in mass communications research. It grew out of the Radio Research Project at Princeton University, beginning in 1937. The Bureau's first director was Austrian sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld. The project took on permanent form as the Office of Radio Research, moving to Columbia in 1939. It was renamed the 'Bureau of Applied Social Research' in 1944.[1] The bureau was closed in 1977, when its archives were merged into Columbia's Center for the Social Sciences which in turn became part of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy in 1999, which in turn became part of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy in 2001. Jump up ^ Biographical Memoirs.