Robert K. Merton is best known for which of the following?
A. his theory of deviance, his work on the sociology of science, and his iteration of the distinction between latent and manifest functions
B. his pioneering of urban sociology and race relations
C. his description of the sociological imagination, the imperative in sociology to see the connection between private and public issues
D. his theories of social and economic organization
Ans: A
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