Amandev has noticed that while universities are places where people learn specific skills that prepare them for the world of employment, they are also excellent places for meeting one's future mate. Which theorist's work is he using in identifying these differing functions?
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Erving Goffman
C) George Herbert Mead
D) Robert Merton

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Robert Merton introduced the concepts of manifest and latent functions, which can be applied to understand the dual role of universities in providing education and facilitating social interactions, including forming romantic relationships.

Amandev Has Noticed That While Universities Are Places Where People