An oft-neglected portion of this book discusses the "role of the intellectual in public bureaucracy," and it ends with a discussion of the "Science and Economy of 17th Century England.
An oft-neglected portion of this book discusses the "role of the intellectual in public bureaucracy," and it ends with a discussion of the "Science and Economy of 17th Century England." The third chapter rejects what the author calls the three postulates – indispensability, functional unity, and universal functionalism – he argues that we must look at negative or dysfunctional forms as well. Chapter six outlines five modes of adaptation: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion. The author treats confusion between conscious motivations and objective consequences by introducing manifest and latent functions. The book discusses a bunch of other stuff like the notion of "obliteration by incorporation" and the concept of "relative deprivation" – it also puts forth a theory of reference groups and stresses the importance of pursuing middle-range theory. FTP, name this 1949 book which introduced ►the "self-fulfilling prophecy," a seminal work of sociology written by Robert Merton.
An oft-neglected portion of this book discusses the "role of the intellectual in public bureaucracy," and it ends with a discussion of the "Science and Economy of 17th Century England.
{Social Theory and Social Structure}