According to Robert K.Merton,social patterns are always good and have the same effect on all members of a society.

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According to Robert K. Merton, social patterns can have unintended consequences and may not always have the same effect on all members of a society. This idea is known as the "unintended consequences of purposive action." Therefore, social patterns are not always inherently good and their effects can vary.