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Quotes from Social structure and anomie — Robert K. Merton

1910–2003 United States

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Scientific research is not conducted in a social vacuum.

Social structure and anomie (1938)

The extreme emphasis upon the accumulation of wealth as a symbol of success in our society militates against the completely effective control of institutionally regulated modes of acquiring a fortune.

Social structure and anomie (1938)

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