Demonstrate your understanding of “Manifest and Latent Functions (1949)” by Robert Merton, and apply the reading to something else. Use a ‘fun’ topic to illustrate a theory of theoretical perspective. Use proper citations.

• Papers should be 4 pages with regular margins and size 12 Times New Roman font

• Please use the format of the example paper by having an introduction that lets me know what topic and theorist/theory you’re using, a background section about your topic, and an analysis section where you apply the theory to your topic. The analysis section is the most important and should be the longest section.