James identifies himself as just "irish" even though he knows one of his grandfathers was from spain. this example speaks to the process of

This example speaks to the process of "Selective Forgetting".

Selective forgetting refers to a process when someone overlook, terminate, or fail to pass on a linking to one or more ethnicity for example in the above mentioned example James failed to pass on his Spanish connection.

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.