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<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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Explanation:
Ritual is a part of the identity of a community and needs to be preserved. Following things should be done to preserve such rituals of the community;
1. public awareness programme should be held .
2. Coming generation should be known about the importance of preserving rituals.
3. Historical places should be cleaned and reconstructed.
4. Feast and festival should be observed time to time.
5. Social meetings should be done on the topic of preserving good rituals and banishing bad rituals.
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