Discuss How Merton's Conceptions of Manifest and Latent Functions, Deviance

question 55

Essay

Discuss how Merton's conceptions of manifest and latent functions, deviance, and dysfunction enhanced Parsons's conception of society and structural functionalism in general.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, computed by dividing the sum of these numbers by the count of numbers in the set.

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the dataset.

Normally Distributed

Describes a data set where most values cluster around a central mean value, forming a symmetric, bell-shaped distribution curve.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement of variability or dispersion within a set of data, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the average.