NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
Question
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Latent functions
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Manifest functions
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Dysfunctions
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social processes that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society are called dysfunctions. In education, examples of dysfunction include getting bad grades, truancy, dropping out, not graduating, and not finding suitable employment.
Detailed explanation-2: -(noun) Any action or behavior that has negative consequences for a group or society; an effect of structures that fosters social instability.
Detailed explanation-3: -Functionalists use the terms functional and dysfunctional to describe the effects of social elements on society. Elements of society are functional if they contribute to social stability and dysfunctional if they disrupt social stability. Some aspects of society can be both functional and dysfunctional.