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The Unanticipated Consequences of Purposive Social Action
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Robert K. Merton
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December 1936
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December 1936
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American Sociological Review
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JSTOR
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American Sociological Review
Abbreviated Title:
American Sociological Review
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JSTOR
ISSN (Print):
00031224
Publication date Created:
December 1936
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December 1936
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: 894
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10.2307/2084615
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33e6e9d8-a7ef-4859-b936-5c1944a1a230
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