Durkhiem View Of Crime

Question 1

Name 3 examples of positive effects of crime

Answer 1

1. Boundary maintenance = strengths value consensus and creates a sense of social solidarity and helps bind people together.

2 warning device = when society needs to adapt and change as a result of crime and help Socitey improve.

3. Safety valve = Davis agrues that a certain amount of devaint behaviour can be beneficial to maintain social order like prostitution.

Question 2

The features of stain theory

Answer 2

1. Conformist = those who fail to achieve success but still believe that hard work will help them achieve material success
2. Rebels = those who react badly to not achieving the goal of material success and there abandon it all together and create new goals.

Question 3

The features of strain theory

Answer 3

3. Innovators = those who realise they can’t achieve success and turn to crimal activity to gain wealth.
4. Ritualist = those who cope with failure by forgetting about the cultural goal and therefor focus on their work but don’t make a any progress on the work place.
5. Retreatists = those who give up on their goals as they lack self belief.