evaluation of structural and other theories

Question 1

what are the strengths of sociological theories?

Answer 1

-focuses on structural issues like poverty, marginalisation and socialisation
-w/c, women, ethnic minority criminals explained without blaming them
-reveals rights/wrongs of government to give practical ideas to reduce crime rate

Question 2

what are the weaknesses of sociological theories?

Answer 2

-ignores biology and psychology
-only applicable to USA and UK so cant be generalised lacking universality
-majority of the theories are outdated and took place many years ago so may not be applicable to modern times