When students go away to college they often make lifelong friends and may even find their spouse. According to Robert Merton, this would be a(n) __________ function of education

a. manifest
b. latent
c. dysfunction
d. affective


b

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a. true b. false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The three basic processes of concern to demographers are:

a. fertility, health, and income b. fertility, mortality, and migration c. childbirth rates, population size, and region d. fertility, morbidity, and average life expectancy

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______ looks at how being marginalized and stigmatized affects interconnections with others.

A. Social empathy B. Distributive justice C. Social inclusion D. Social solidarity

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