Durkheim and Parsons

Question 1

Durkheim believed

Answer 1

there is a function to deviance since labeling some acts as deviant reminds people what is normal

Question 2

functionalist do not want to clean up society because

Answer 2

it makes the people who are good better. when people punish deviant behavior it reaffirms people’s belief in what is right and good

Question 3

norms

Answer 3

rules or expectations that are socially enforced

Question 4

mechanical solidarity

Answer 4

cohesion within a society based on shared beliefs, lifestyles, and occupations.

Question 5

collective consciousness

Answer 5

refers to common ideas, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge that are shared amongst a social group, organization, or society

Question 6

organic solidarity

Answer 6

social cohesion based upon the dependence individuals have on each other in more advanced society

Question 7

anomie

Answer 7

Durkheim’s definition of chaos. decrease in social solidarity resulting from industrialization

Question 8

parsons believed that

Answer 8

sex roles for men and women contribute to stability. socialization produces instrumental or rational and work oriented males. an expressive or sensitive, nurturing, emotional female

Question 9

merton believed

Answer 9

social institutions or phenomena can have both positive fx and problematic dysfunctions. positive or negative, there is still a contribution

Question 10

manifest function

Answer 10

obvious, intended functions of a given phenomenon or institution

Question 11

latent functions

Answer 11

functions that are not recognized or expected