The Norwegian Sociology Canon () is an award presented from 2009 to 2011 to 25 nonfiction texts, that are considered to have had the greatest influence on sociology in Norway.Sosiolognytt 1(11).Norsk sosiologisk kanon. 2011. Morgenbladet (February 4).Sosiologisk kanon. Sosiologen. The list of works was published in the journal of the Norwegian Sociology Association ().
The jury that created the list was composed of Willy Pedersen (chair), Andreas Hompland, Cathrine Holst, Ida Hjelde, and Ola Korsnes. The criteria for selection were "professional originality and quality, professional impact, social impact, craftsmanship and methodological soundness, and literary value."Pedersen, Eirin. Kanon – en mulighet for bråk og refleksjon. Sosiologen.
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Author Title Published External link Om giftermål i Norge (Marriage in Norway) 1855 Full text Om sædelighets-tilstanden i Norge (Morality in Norway) 1857, 1864, 1866 Full text 1 Full text 3 Fangevoktere i konsentrasjonsleire (Prison Guards in Concentration Camps) 1952 National Library Deltakar og tilskodar og andre essays (Participant and Onlooker, and Other Essays) 1976 National Library Om straffens sosiale funksjon (The Social Function of Punishment) 1954 National Library Litt om motsetninga mellom Austlandet og Vestlandet (On the Distinction Between Eastern and Western Norway), in Syn og Segn 1957 , Ulf Torgersen, Tore Lindbekk, Sonja Pollan, & Karl Tangen Akademikere i norsk samfunnsstruktur (Academics in Norwegian Social Structure), in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 1960 Arbeiderkollektivet: en studie i de underordnedes sosiologi (The Workers' Collective: A Study in the Sociology of Subordinates) 1961 National Library Kjønnsroller og sosial struktur (Gender Roles and Social Structure), originally published in the anthology Kvinners liv og arbeid (edited by Dahlström et al.) 1962 National Library Sosiologi (Sociology) 1964 National Library Avvisning av storsamfunnet som økonomisk tilpasningsform (Rejection of Mainstream Society as a Form of Economic Adjustment), in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 1964 Idealer og realiteter i et psykiatrisk sykehus (Ideals and Realities in a Psychiatric Hospital) 1965 National Library The Defences of the Weak: A Sociological Study of a Norwegian Correctional Institution 1965 Numerisk demokrati og korporativ pluralisme: To beslutningskanaler i norsk politikk (Numerical Democracy and Corporate Pluralism: Two Decision Channels in Norwegian Politics) 1966 National Library Forståelsesformer. Et filosofisk bidrag (Forms of Understanding: A Philosophical Contribution) 1966 National Library The Collectivity of Drinking Cultures 1985 The Rationality of Caring 1984 (ed.) Patriarchy in a Welfare Society 1984 Ulysses and the Sirens. Studies in Rationality and Irrationality 1979 Hva er arbeid? (What is Work?), in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning nos. 5-6 1977 1977 Sosial mobilitet i Norge: En studie av endring i levekår og sosial status basert på livshistorier til 3400 norske menn (Social Mobility in Norway: A Study of Changes in Living Conditions and Social Status Based on Life Stories of 3,400 Norwegian Men) 1977 National Library Makt og avmakt: En begrepsanalyse (Power and Powerlessness: A Conceptual Analysis) 1975 National Library Model Monopoly and Communication: Systems Theoretical Notes on Democratization 1973 Imperialismen: en strukturalistisk teori (A Structural Theory of Imperialism) 1971 (ed.) Det norske samfunn (Norwegian Society) 1968 National Library
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