SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 15

Topic : Sociological Thinkers: Robert.K.Merton

(1) Robert Merton’s views on Latent and Manifest functions.(200 words)

(2) What is Merton’s view of relationship between “Social Structure” and “Deviance” ? In what sense is a deviant also conformist ? (250 words)

(3) How can we use “Reference Group theory” to understand fashion in Society? (150 words)

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