Functionalism on Positive Crime and Deviance Functions: Crime confirming Boundaries Flashcards
What do committing criminal and deviant acts reaffirm?
The boundaries of acceptable behaviour in society
Which specifi Functionalist argued there was a value consensus in society?
Durkheim
What is the value consensus in relation to crime and deviance?
Most people in society agree what behaviours are criminal or deviant
What do Functionalists argue happens every time a police arrests someone?
It is law enforcement showing the rest of society that an action is unacceptable
What do the media do with crime to reaffirm boundaries?
They report on the criminal or deviant acts
What does the act of publicising crime do according to Functionalists?
Bring people closer together
Why does publicising crime bring people together according to Functionalists?
People come together to express their frustration over the crime
If people come together to talk about their frustrations over crime, how does it reinforce boundaries?
Because it is a large scale of people talking about how they acknowledge the behaviour being unacceptable
