Automobiles provide transportation and independence. But they are also responsible for a great deal of air pollution and contribute to global warming. Merton would consider these negative impacts to be __________.
A) dysfunctions
B) latent functions
C) unavoidable functions
D) manifest functions

Question

Automobiles provide transportation and independence. But they are also responsible for a great deal of air pollution and contribute to global warming. Merton would consider these negative impacts to be __________.
A) ​dysfunctions
B) ​latent functions
C) ​unavoidable functions
D) ​manifest functions

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Merton would consider the negative impacts of automobiles, such as air pollution and contribution to global warming, to be dysfunctions. Dysfunctions are unintended negative consequences of a social institution or action.

Automobiles Provide Transportation and Independence