durkheim's functionalist theory - inevitability of crime

Question 1

what do functionlists see society based on

Answer 1

a value consenus

Question 2

what is a value consenus

Answer 2

a culture with a set of shared norms , values and goals

Question 3

what does sharing the same culture produce

Answer 3

social solidarity

Question 4

what do functionalist argue society has in order to achieve social solidairty

Answer 4

2 key mechanisms - socialisation and social control

Question 5

what is durkheim quote about the inevitablity of crime

Answer 5

‘crime is normal…an integral part of all healthy societies’

Question 6

what are the 2 reasons why crime and deviance are found in all societies

Answer 6

1) not everyone is effectively socialised into the shared norms and values
2) different groups develop their own subcultures with their own norms and values

Question 7

what does durkheim argue modern societies tends towards

Answer 7

anomie and normlessness

Question 8

why does durkheim argue modern societies tend towards anomie and normlessnes

Answer 8

because modern societies have a complex, specialised division of labour, which leads to individuals becoming increasingly different from one another

Question 9

what does this weaknes

Answer 9

weakens the shared culture or collective conscience and results in higher levels of deviance