<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. </span><span> </span>
The weakest part of the government is the judicial branch.
The reason why it has been claimed as being the weakest because of the fact
that it does not have the power of purse or the sword as it is only responsible
for interpreting and applying the law in a certain state.
They can successfully germinate at the right time, which may be very short. If ABA was never inactivated, the seed would remain dormant, and it wouldn’t reproduce. Its traits would be lost, and it can be said to have very low fitness.