Robert K. Merton: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Robert King Merton • Meyer Robert Schkolnick
Born July 4, 1910 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died February 23, 2003 (aged 92) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Social Theory and Social Structure”
Subjects Of Study communication • mass society

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