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  2. Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions - Wikipedia

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    Manifest functions are the consequences that people see, observe or even expect. It is explicitly stated and understood by the participants in the relevant action. The manifest function of a rain dance, according to Merton in his 1957 Social Theory and Social Structure, is to produce rain, and this outcome is intended and desired by people participating in the ritual.

  3. Sociology of education - Wikipedia

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    They emphasize that education contributes to two types of functions: manifest functions, which are the intended and visible functions of education; and latent functions, which are hidden and unintended functions. Manifest Functions. There are several major manifest functions associated with education. The first is socialization.

  4. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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    The manifest function of education includes preparing for a career by getting good grades, graduation and finding good job. The second type of function is "latent functions", where a social pattern results in an unrecognized or unintended consequence.

  5. Robert K. Merton - Wikipedia

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    His example from his 1949 piece, "Manifest and Latent Functions", was an analysis of political machines. Manifest and latent functions were devised to prelude the inadvertent confusion between conscious motivations for social behavior and its objective consequences. [27]

  6. Hidden curriculum - Wikipedia

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    Various aspects of learning contribute to the success of the hidden curriculum, including practices, procedures, rules, relationships, and structures. [1] These school-specific aspects of learning may include, but are not limited to, the social structures of the classroom, the teacher's exercise of authority, the teacher's use of language, rules governing the relationship between teachers and ...

  7. Gov. Gavin Newsom asks Calif. lawmakers for $25M to fund ...

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    California Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher slammed Newsom’s push to prep the state for legal fights with Trump. “Gavin Newsom, however, has different priorities. His is to spend ...

  8. Learning theory (education) - Wikipedia

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    Connectivism is a recent theory of networked learning, which focuses on learning as making connections. The Learning as a Network (LaaN) theory builds upon connectivism, complexity theory, and double-loop learning. It starts from the learner and views learning as the continuous creation of a personal knowledge network (PKN). [60]

  9. ‘12 Badass Women’ by Huffington Post

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    The Huffington Post reached out to historians across the country to create a list of women who deserve more recognition for their accomplishments.