Functionalism Flashcards
1
Q
Who says crime is inevitable and provides a “Boundary Maintenance”
A
• Durkheim
2
Q
Davis on Crime
A
• necessary - e.g Prostitution / stopping major crimes like sexual assault
3
Q
What is Strain theory ?
Give evaluation
A
• Merton - failure to achieve society goals leads to using illegitimate needs
5 responses -
Conformist
Innovation
Retreatist
Rebellion
Evaluation - only utilitarian & assumes value consensus
4
Q
What is status frustration ?
Give evaluation
A
• Cohen - WC failure in MC environments like school causes non-utilitarian crime
• ignores wc crime
5
Q
What do Cloward & Ohlin add to status frustration ?
A
• Develops into 3 subcultures
1) criminal - drug dealers
2) conflict - postcode wars
3) retreatist - junkies
