An element or a process of society that may actually disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability is known as a

A. latent function.
B. manifest function.
C. dysfunction.
D. conflict function.


C. dysfunction.

Sociology

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A) Africa B) Asia C) South America D) Eastern Europe

Sociology

Since 2000, the number of hate groups in the United States has declined sharply

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The United States has no explicit national policy for families and no agency devoting its attention directly to families

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

People can mislead others with statistics by ________

a. using deductive reasoning. b. interpreting the data to lead their readers to a desired conclusion. c. using inductive reasoning. d. identifying a testable hypothesis.

Sociology