crime and deviance

Question 1

consensus view on functionalism

Answer 1

breaking norms has helped society progress
= if norm of segregated bus travel was not challenged then division of race would still be present. =challenging biased norms

Question 2

functionalist functions of crime

Answer 2

Functionalist theory of crime: crime is necessary. Besides highlighting its inevitability, Durkheim said that this limited amount of crime is also beneficial for the creation of a healthy society due to the positive functions that it serves for society as a whole.
changes in social norms force changes in legislation

Question 3

anomie, work of merton strain theory

Answer 3

anomie=sitauation where social norms broke down, 2011riots

theory= a strain is caused by trying to achieve these socially accepted goals, in order to do so, people may turn to violence or crime

Question 4

albert cohen= subcultures

status frustration

Answer 4

Cohen thinks that everyone learns the same values and goals through socialisation, part of creating a value consensus. In that way, working-class boys have the same life goals as middle-class boys. However, Cohen notes that working-class boys are much less likely to achieve at school than middle-class children. For Cohen this is down to cultural deprivation - working-class attitudes to school and education - rather than a structural issue relating to capitalism or material deprivation

society has structural inequalities impacting working class males so they dont have skills to achieve
subcultures reject norms and values of society

working class male= unable to achieve status to gain employment

achieved status through peer group

Question 5

chambliss

Answer 5

studied 2 youth groups
one group was middle class regarded as saints
working class seen as rough necks

both groups commited crime but police focused on rough necks