Robert Merton's criticism of Talcott Parsons' work was primarily focused on the notion that different social structures may have different consequences for different groups of people.According to Merton,some of the consequences of social organization may hold negative consequences for some people.Merton called this property of social structures:
A)dysfunctional
B)manifestly functional
C)latently function
D)functionally dysfunctional
E)universally functional

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Merton argued that some social structures may have unintended negative consequences for certain groups, which he referred to as "dysfunctions." This criticism was aimed at Parsons' idea that all aspects of social structures served a manifestly functional purpose for society as a whole.

Robert Merton's Criticism of Talcott Parsons' Work Was Primarily Focused