people
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Peter Blau

microbehaviorist theory
type: Concept
narrower: Peter Blau

key people in social theory
type: Concept
narrower: Peter Blau

Peter Blau
type: Concept
definition: Peter M. Blau (1918–2002) was a twentieth-century, Austrian-born, American social theorist who contributed widely to sociology in the areas of organizational theory, exchange theory, social mobility, stratification, and macrostructural theory. Committed to a nomothetic approach to social science, Blau developed insightful and creative theory, which he rigorously tested through the innovative use of previously underutilized data sources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Blau, Peter]
broader: microbehaviorist theory
broader: key people in social theory
broader: American social theory

American social theory
type: Concept
narrower: Peter Blau