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This list of sociologists includes people who have made notable contributions to sociological theory or to research in one or more areas of sociology This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Bruno Latour (/ l ə ˈ t ʊər /; French:; 22 June 1947 – 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. [4] He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). [5]
In 1994 Merton became the first sociologist to be awarded the US National Medal of Science, [17] for "founding the sociology of science and for his pioneering contributions to the study of social life, especially the self-fulfilling prophecy and the unintended consequences of social action." [36]
Contributions; Talk; Category: Sociologists of science. ... Pages in category "Sociologists of science" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
The sociology of the history of science—related to sociology and philosophy of science, as well as the entire field of science studies—has in the 20th century been occupied with the question of large-scale patterns and trends in the development of science, and asking questions about how science "works" both in a philosophical and practical sense.
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Parsons was one of the most famous and most influential but also most controversial sociologists in the world, particularly in the US. [18] His later works were met with criticism and were generally dismissed in the 1970s by the view that his theories were too abstract, inaccessible, and socially conservative.
Florian Znaniecki was born on 15 January 1882 at Świątniki, Congress Poland, a state controlled by the Russian Empire [3] to Leon Znaniecki and Amelia, née Holtz. [4] He received early schooling from tutors, then attended secondary schools at Warsaw and Częstochowa. [5]
A 2010 special issue of Social Science History was dedicated to (the work of) Charles Tilly, [58] as was a 2010 special issue of The American Sociologist. [59] The latter was edited by Andreas Koller, and included contributions by George Steinmetz, Neil Gross, Jack A. Goldstone, Kim Voss, Rogers Brubaker, Mustafa Emirbayer, and Viviana Zelizer.