Mercedes takes her 1-year-old son, justice, to visit a daycare center where she plans to enroll him. justice eagerly explores the playroom as long as mercedes is present. when his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms, justice becomes somewhat upset, but when mercedes returns, he quickly calms down. this is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who:

the united states has a federal government. the president is the head of the federal government of the united states. however, each state forms its government for administration purposes. the powers of the state governments are exercised within restricted state boundaries. and citizens participate in this government by voting.

manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.