Peter Blau
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 22 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 7,1918 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Vienna |
| Austria | |
| Date of died | March 12,2002 |
| Died | Carrboro |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Influenced by | Max Weber |
| George C. Homans | |
| Robert K. Merton | |
| Talcott Parsons | |
| Georg Simmel | |
| Paul Lazarsfeld | |
| Karl Popper | |
| Job | Sociologist |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Elmhurst College | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 602057 |
Inequality and heterogeneity
Exchange and Power in Social Life
Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach
The Dynamics of Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy in Modern Society
The organization of academic work
Structural Contexts of Opportunities
Crosscutting social circles
On the nature of organizations
A Theory of Social Integration
The American Occupational Structure
Exchange and Power in Social Life
Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach
The Dynamics of Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy in Modern Society
The organization of academic work
Structural Contexts of Opportunities
Crosscutting social circles
On the nature of organizations
A Theory of Social Integration
The American Occupational Structure
Peter Blau Life story
Peter Michael Blau was an American sociologist and theorist. Born in Vienna, Austria, he immigrated to the United States in 1939. He completed his PhD doctoral thesis with Robert K. Merton at Columbia University in 1952, laying an early theory for the dynamics of bureaucracy.
