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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- © World Association for Public Opinion Research 2000
- ISSN
- 0954-2892
- eISSN
- 1471-6909
- DOI
- 10.1093/ijpor/12.4.456
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 12 No. 4 09542892/99 $3.00 In this section the International Journal of Public Opinion Research will publish short reports about past and future activities of the World Association for Public Opinion Research and its members, as well as previews of forthcoming conferences and seminars that might be of interest to its readers. The managing editor appreciates any information sent in from subscribers and readers. DINERMAN AWARD 2000 TO ROBERT K. MERTON The World Association for Public Opinion Research Presents the 2000 Helen Dinerman Award to Robert K. Merton. The ideas of Robert K. Merton have guided and inspired the social sciences, including the field of public opinion research. Mertons pioneering methodological work, The Focused Interview, presents a method that has received ever-increased use in the past five decades. His collaboration with a great survey researcher, the late Paul F. Lazarsfeld, is a model for scholarly progress that has inspired many colleagues and students. Robert K. Merton has shown us how to relate opinion findings to the history of ideas and to general social theory. He has demonstrated the use of many conceptual tools, for example, reference groups and local and cosmopolitan
Journal
International Journal of Public Opinion Research – Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 1, 2000