The intended purpose of desegregation of schools in the 1950s was to make education equal for everyone.What was not intended was that many racial minority teachers and principals lost their jobs.This unintended purpose was called a(n)____________ function by functionalist theorist Talcott Parsons.
A) unintended
B) manifest
C) mistaken
D) latent

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A latent function is an unintended consequence of an action or social structure that is not immediately recognized. In this case, the loss of jobs for racial minority teachers and principals was an unintended consequence of desegregation and was not recognized as a problem at the time. Therefore, the best choice is D, latent.

The Intended Purpose of Desegregation of Schools in the 1950s