Opposition to a certain perspective can
a. increase funding and support from the community
b. ensure that the perspective will become obsolete
c. delay or stifle the emergence of the perspective
d. make the perspective more influential a

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.