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Functionalism on Education: Manifest Functions

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Manifest functions of education are its intended, visible purposes: socialization, transmission of culture, social control, and social placement.

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A civics unit that teaches respect for authority and prepares students for the workplace fulfills social control and social placement in one lesson.

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Manifest names a function's visibility and intent, not a claim about how well the function is fulfilled.