manifest function

noun Sociology.

any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is planned and intentional.

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Nearby words

manicurist, manifer, manifest, manifest content, manifest destiny, manifest function, manifest hyperopia, manifestant, manifestation, manifestative, manifesting heterozygote

Compare latent function.

Origin of manifest function

First recorded in 1945–50

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