Who was the U.S.sociologist who distinguished between the manifest functions and the latent functions of social patterns?
A)Robert K.Merton
B)William Graham Sumner
C)Talcott Parsons
D)C.Wright Mills

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Robert K. Merton was the U.S. sociologist who distinguished between the manifest functions (intended and recognized consequences) and the latent functions (unintended and unrecognized consequences) of social patterns.

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