Question

Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an example of the project's _____ function.a. latent; manifestb. manifest; manifestc. manifest; latentd. latent; latent

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is manifest, latent.

Explanation:

Manifest functions refer to the consequences that people tend to observe or even expect. For example, in the given scenario it is mentioned that following famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter can influence the public opinion. Here the followers just observe the actions and ideas of the personalities they follow and nothing more. Therefore, it will be an example of manifest function.

Latent function refers to the situations which are rather unintentional. For example, the question mentions that some classmates become more close while reading and exchanging tweets. There is no intention of friendship involved so it will be an example of latent example.