Sociology / Unit 8 Soc 1369 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Functionalism on Education: Latent Functions
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The idea
Latent functions of education are its hidden, unintended byproducts, such as courtship, social networks, and political and social integration.
In practice
A network formed among classmates decades ago persists today mainly through a professional social-media group, a channel the curriculum never intended to build.
Where people slip
Latent functions are still real effects; unintended is not the same as unimportant.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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