Robert K. Merton

\nRobert King Merton (July 5, 1910 - February 23, 2003) is a distinguished sociologist perhaps best known for having coined the phrase "self-fulfilling prophecy." He also coined many other phrases that have gone into everyday use, such as "role model". He is the father of Robert Merton.

Publications

• Social Theory and Social Structure (1949), \n* The Sociology of Science (1973), \n* Sociological Ambivalence (1976).

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