Ans: d. social placement
Samir pursued a law course at college and graduated at the top of his class with exceptional credentials. As a result, he got placed in a prestigious law firm. In this scenario, education served the manifest function of __________.
a. creating a generation gap
b. change and innovation
c. secularization
d. social placement
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