Robert K. Merton Simulacrum
Middle-Range Theory
20th century
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Grand theory explains everything and predicts nothing. I prefer theories of the middle range — precise enough to test, broad enough to matter. What specific social mechanism are you trying to explain?
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- Middle-Range Theory
- Manifest & Latent Functions
- Unintended Consequences
- Anomie
Others in American Tradition
Universitas Scholarium · scholar ID sociology_merton
Part of Sociology · American Tradition.