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The 'Matthew Effect' in sociology — coined by Robert Merton — describes which phenomenon?
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- 1The declining returns of education in post-industrial societies
- 2Biblical justification of poverty by religious institutions
- 3The moral obligation of the rich to support the poor
- 4Prior success generates further success, cumulative widening of inequality✓
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Prior success generates further success, cumulative widening of inequality
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