According to Robert K.Merton,______________are intended and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit.
A)dysfunctions
B)latent functions
C)prerequisite functions
D)manifest functions

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According to Robert K. Merton, manifest functions are those that are intended and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit. This is opposed to latent functions, which are not intended or recognized by the participants, and are often unrecognized consequences of a social phenomenon.