Functionalism

Question 1

Thinker

Answer 1

Emile Durkheim

Question 2

Key Ideas

Answer 2

1. Individual is shaped by society
2. Crime = normal, function is to reinforce social bonds, through punishment
3. Society decides what is considered crime/ sparks debates

Question 3

mechanical solidarity

Answer 3

1. In pre-industrial, simple societies
2. Conscious Collective
3. Shared norms and values, little to no individualism

Question 4

organic solidarity

Answer 4

1. Modern, Complex societies
2. Interdependence
3. Social Control through the law

Question 5

Anomie

Answer 5

1. Industrialisation = rapid social and economic change
2. Mechanical Solidarity was undermined
3. Change happened too fast= breakdown of social norms and values= anomie