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Melvin M. Tumin

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27

Publications

5.9K

Citations

18

H-Index

1941

Active since

Affiliations

Princeton University(Current)

Melvin M. Tumin is an author at Princeton University specializing in social sciences, education, and sociology.

Top concepts

Social SciencesEducationSociologySocial ChangeSocial IdentitySocial ClassSocial StratificationCultureSocial DiversityRace

Publications per year

1941–1974

27

Publications

27

The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies.

Melvin M. Tumin, Marcell Mauss, Ian Cunnison et al. · American Sociological Review · 1956 · 4.1K citations

Literary History, Historical Methodology, Material Culture +10

Education and the Cult of Efficiency: A Study of the Social Forces that have Shaped the Administration of the Public Schools.

Melvin M. Tumin, Raymond E. Callahan · American Sociological Review · 1963 · 406 citations

Public Education, Educational System, Social Forces +13

The Managerial Revolution.

Melvin M. Tumin, James Burnham · American Sociological Review · 1941 · 220 citations

Managerial Aspect, Business History, Managerial Revolution +6

Some Social Functions of Ignorance

Wilbert E. Moore, Melvin M. Tumin · American Sociological Review · 1949 · 218 citations

Social Identity, Social Behavior, Social Psychology +6

Some Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis

Melvin M. Tumin · American Sociological Review · 1953 · 189 citations

Status Attainment, Just Transition, Social Stratification +2

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