Question

Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education? Group of answer choices Transmission of culture Political and social integration Courtship Working in groups

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Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education?

A. Political and social integration

B. Courtship

C. Working in groups

D. Transmission of culture

Answer:

The one that is NOT a latent function is letter D. transmission of culture.

Explanation:

When it comes to education, we can talk of latent and manifest functions. While latent functions are unintentional outcomes of going to school and interacting with teachers and classmates, manifest functions are the intended and clear goals of going to school. One of the most important manifest functions of education is the transmission of culture. Students are taught about social and cultural norms and values that will lead to their formation as individuals belonging to a certain cultural group. The purpose is not to end individuality, but to allow it while respecting the larger cultural environment, laws and rules, etc., that concern society. Transmission of culture is not a latent function, but a manifest one.