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Which sociologist conceptualized 'abridging the role-relationships' as a structural mechanism for resolving role-conflict within a role-set?

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1T. Parsons
2S.F. Nadel
3C. Levi-Strauss
4R.K. Merton✓

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R.K. Merton

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