Our body has a system of neurotransmitters which are also called chemical messengers. These neurotransmitters are responsible to transmit signals carrying emotions or other feelings to various parts of the brain. O<span>ur taste sensitivity is heightened and exalted by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs and as a result we lose appetite. </span>
<span>Robert Merton used the term dysfunctions for the harmful consequences of people's actions.
According to Merton, functions (people's actions_ in society can either be functional (positive) or dysfunctional (negative). Here, we are focusing on dysfunctions- harmful consequences of people's actions. Dysfunctions in turn can either be manifest (obvious and expected) or latent (hidden and unintended). A manifest (expected) dysfunction is rowdy behavior at a football game, whereas, a latent (hidden) dysfunction is the effect of urbanization on an endangered bird species.
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The word ject comes from the latin root meaning to throw