Examines the interactions between sociological theory and research in various approaches to the study of social structure, evaluating the limitations and functions of each

The calculation of "national wealth" is full of bias, particularly gender bias against women. Waring's classic analysis of women's place in the world economy is brought up to ...

The study on which Marienthal is based was conducted in 1930 in Austria, at the time of a depression that was worse than anything experienced in the United States. But the ...

This volume offers scholars of sociology and allied areas the fruits of an international conference on the contributions of the eminent Robert K. Merton. The assessment, as ...

Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1975.