functionalism and crime Flashcards
what was durkheims view on crime
he said that crime is is healthy for society and therfore can be functional
what are the 3 functions of crime according to functionalists
1- boundary maintenance
2- warning device
2- safety valve
what is boundary maintenance
ways that societies maintain distinctions between them
durkheims warning device
when society needs to adapt and change as a result of crime
who thought of the safety valve and what is it
davis
he suggests that a certain amount of deviant behaviour can be beneficial to maintain order
who idea was the ‘american dream’
merton
what is the key principle of the american dream
that everyone can achieve the cultural goal through hard work and determination
what are the 4 responses to ‘strain’
1- conformists and rebels
2- innovators
3- ritualists
4- retreatists
who are conformists
those who fail to achieve success but still believe that hard work will help them achieve
who are rebels
those who react badly to failure and abandon success all together and create new goals
innovators
those who realise they cant achieve success by conforming to the means of hard work
who are ritualists
the ones who cope with failure by forgetting about goals. they dont progress in the work place and irritate others
who are the retreatists
they give up on goals as they lack self belief to achieve them
