He discussed manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions and obliteration by incorporation in his Social Theory and Social Structure.
He discussed the Matthew Effect, in which famous people get more credit than they deserve. His acronym for what is important to science requires "communalism" and "organized skepticism." His namesake thesis argues that there is a correlation between Protestantism and experimental science, and he worked on the "middle range" theory. He discussed manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions and obliteration by incorporation in his Social Theory and Social Structure. For 10 points, name this sociologist who applied Durkheim's idea of anomie to criminology and coined the terms "role model," "unintended consequence," and "self-fulfilling prophecy."
He discussed the Matthew Effect, in which famous people get more credit than they deserve.
Robert King Merton