Manifest functions are the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated, while latent functions are the unsought consequences of a social process.
Apply these terms, manifest and latent, to immigration policy in Canada.
labelling in which individuals come to be characterized or labelled as deviants by authorities.
emphases on power relations and the understanding of society as historical—subject to change, struggle, contradiction, instability, social movement and radical transformation.
focus of critical sociology is on developing types of knowledge and political action that enable emancipation from power relations (i.e., from the conditions of conflict in society).
issues concerning social justice and environmental sustainability.