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A cardinal American virtue, 'ambition,' promotes a cardinal American vice, 'deviant behavior. - Robert K. Merton
" "A cardinal American virtue, 'ambition,' promotes a cardinal American vice, 'deviant behavior.
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About Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton (4 July 1910 – 23 February 2003) was a distinguished American sociologist perhaps best known for having coined the phrase "self-fulfilling prophecy."
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Birth Name:
Meyer Robert Schkolnick
Native Name:
Robert King Merton
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