Who Distinguished Between Manifest and Latent Functions of Social Institutions

question 111

Multiple Choice

Who distinguished between manifest and latent functions of social institutions?

• A) George Herbert Mead
• B) Émile Durkheim
• C) Talcott Parsons
• D) Robert Merton

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Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test that determines whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Approximately Normal

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A type of statistical test where the test statistic follows a normal distribution under the null hypothesis.

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