manifest function
noun Sociology.
any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is planned and intentional.
Words nearby manifest function
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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