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'''Peter Michael Blau''' ([[February 7]], [[1918]]–[[March 12]], [[2002]]) was a [[sociologist]].
Born in [[Vienna, Austria]], he emigrated to the [[United States]] in [[1939]]. He received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at [[Columbia University]] in [[1952]] before moving on to teach at the [[University of Chicago]] from [[1953]] to [[1970]]. In 1970 he returned to Columbia, where he continued to teach until [[1988]]. His sociological specialty was in organizational and [[social structure]]s, in particular [[bureaucracy]]. He theorized explanations for many social phenomena, including [[upward mobility]], [[occupational opportunity]], [[heterogeneity]], and how [[population structure]]s can influence human behavior. He also was the first to map out the wide variety of social forces, dubbed [[Blau Space]] by Miller McPherson. Blau-space is still used as a guide by sociologists and has been expanded to include areas of sociology Blau himself never specifically covered.
In [[1974]] Blau served as president of the [[American Sociological Association]].
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