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Richard Emerson  

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  • Richard Marc Emerson (1926–1982) is best known as a sociological theorist of the twentieth century for his work on power. His primary contributions to social theory derive from his work on power-dependence relations and social exchange. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Emerson, Richard]

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