According to Robert K.Merton,______________are unintended functions that are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants.
A)dysfunctions
B)latent functions
C)prerequisite functions
D)manifest functions

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Latent functions are unintended functions that are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants. They are different from manifest functions, which are intended and recognized functions. Dysfunctions refer to negative consequences of a social structure or behavior, and prerequisite functions are necessary conditions for the existence of a particular social or cultural institution.