Religion can also have unintended positive results, or latent functions. ... However, not all consequences of religion are positive. Religion can create negative results, or dysfunctions, such as a conflict between different religious groups, persecution of non-religious people, and apathy towards economic inequality.
Social media serves to connect people on a global scale with each other. Latent function (unintended consequences). ... Manifest dysfunction: most profiles are accessible, which means that your life is out in the open and privacy seems far.
