Situational analysis was advanced by Karl Popper in his book released in what year?
Situational analysis Situational analysis (or Situational logic) is a concept advanced by Popper in his The Poverty of Historicism. "Situational analysis" is a process by which a social scientist tries to reconstruct the problem situation confronting an agent in order to understand that agent's choice.
Social Theory and Social Structure Social Theory and Social Structure ("STSS") was a landmark publication in sociology by Robert K. Merton. It has been translated into close to 20 languages and is one of the most frequently cited texts in social sciences. It was first published in 1949, although revised editions of 1957 and 1968 are often cited. In 1998 the International Sociological Association listed this work as the third most important sociological book of the 20th century.