Peter Blau
Peter Blau · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Developed social exchange theory and organizational sociology
1918, Vienna, Austria — 2002, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Austria · United States
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Blau was a sociologist who developed social exchange theory and pioneered the structural analysis of bureaucracies and organizations, work that shaped the study of social stratification and mobility. He fled Nazi-annexed Austria and built his career in the United States at Chicago and Columbia. He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna.
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Developed social exchange theory and organizational sociology
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