Peter M. Blau

56.2k citations
125 papers · 32.9k · 16 hit papers · h-index 50

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Papers in

    • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 9
    • Social and Cultural Dynamics 9
    • Social Capital and Networks 6
    • Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 4
    • Crime Patterns and Interventions 3
    • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies 3
    • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance 2
    • Economic Theory and Institutions 3

Peter M. Blau

121 papers receiving 28.6k citations

Peter M. Blau's Hit Papers

Exchange and Power in Social Life 2017 · 2.8k citations
2.8k0+21+42Years since publication2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k

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Peter M. Blau
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  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10.1k
  • Public Administration 1.2k
  • Sociology and Political Science 15.3k
  • Gender Studies 2.9k
  • Communication 2.1k
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All Works

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Exchange and Power in Social Life.
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196510590
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The American Occupational Structure.
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19683362
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Exchange and Power in Social Life
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20172753
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Inequality and Heterogeneity: A Primitive Theory of Social Structure
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19772068
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The Cost of Inequality: Metropolitan Structure and Violent Crime
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19821035
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Justice in Social Exchange
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19641012
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The American Occupational Structure.
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19681001
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A Formal Theory of Differentiation in Organizations
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1970808
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Formal Organizations
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1962761
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The American Occupational Structure.
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1968638
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Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach
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1962587
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The Dynamics of Bureaucracy
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1955563
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A Macrosociological Theory of Social Structure
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1977519
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Crosscutting Social Circles: Testing a Macrostructural Theory of Intergroup Relations
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1984451
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The Organization of Academic Work
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1974405
16 1982347
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Bureaucracy in Modern Society.
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1973333
18 1968316
19 1976284
20 1995270

About Peter M. Blau

Peter M. Blau is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration and Demography, having authored 125 papers that have together received 32.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (9 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (9 papers), Social Capital and Networks (6 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (3 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (3 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (10.1k citations), Public Administration (1.2k citations), Sociology and Political Science (15.3k citations), Gender Studies (2.9k citations) and Communication (2.1k citations). Peter M. Blau has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Robert Bierstedt, Andrea Tyrée, Owen Duncan, H. M. Blalock, Judith R. Blau, W. R. Scott, Joseph E. Schwartz, Otis Dudley Duncan, W. Lee Hansen and Robert M. Marsh. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, American Journal of Sociology and British Journal of Sociology.

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