Who Was the U

question 21

Multiple Choice

Who was the U.S.sociologist who distinguished between the manifest functions and the latent functions of social patterns?

• A)Robert K.Merton
• B)William Graham Sumner
• C)Talcott Parsons
• D)C.Wright Mills

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Definitions:

Conscientiousness

A personality trait characterized by diligence, carefulness, thoroughness, self-discipline, and the propensity to plan and organize tasks efficiently.

Extraversion

A personality trait characterized by a preference for social interaction, high levels of energy, and the seeking of stimulation in the external world.

Negatively Correlated

A connection between two factors where as one factor rises, the other falls, demonstrating a reverse relationship.

Negatively Correlated

A statistical relationship between two variables in which one decreases as the other increases, or vice versa.