Robert K. Merton Quotes
If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.
Robert K. Merton, 1910–2003, Sociologist, Quoted in Foreign Affairs, July / August 2011
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This had been a principle of Sociology since. It is conceptually similar to political quotations such as {585931}.
This important political concept has a long history. See also {605259}, {626144}, {607508}, and {585931}
He is one of the later people to express this idea but at the time, most political pundits and politicians were unaware of most of the others. See related quotes.
See Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259} & Barbara Tuchman {626144} for similar views and John Stuart Mill {607508} for an earlier expression. See {638618} for a Sociology principle that is similar. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}
Hitti was describing the Arabs but the principle would apply to almost any people. See {585931} for a political expression of this principle. Also {594723}, {607508} and {605259}.
See Otis Singletary and Eddie Bernice Johnson for similar, earlier views.
See Otis Singletary and Eddie Bernice Johnson for a similar view.
See Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259} for a similar view and John Stuart Mill {607508} for an earlier expression. Otis Singletary for a contemporary one {585931} The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}
Robert King Merton was an American sociologist who is considered a founding father of modern sociology, and a major contributor to the subfield of criminology. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor. In 1994 he was awarded the National Medal of Science for his contributions to the field and for having founded the sociology of science.
