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Functionalism Positive C&D Functions Flashcards

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1
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Which analogy did Durkheim create for Crime and Deviance?

A

Organic Analogy

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What does the Organic Analogy show with everything existing in society?

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Everything exists for a purpose

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What do Functionalists say if there is too much crime?

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That there is a threat to social order

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Why is too little crime bad according to Functionalists?

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Norms and values are too strong and are preventing change in society

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5
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Name a nation with very strict laws

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North Korea

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What is the punishment for committing a crime in North Korea?

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Your whole family is punished for 3 generations

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What will it mean if very little crime occurs in North Korea?

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They will not experience social change

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Why is social change important in a society?

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It helps people’s lives to be improved

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8
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What would Marxists say about Functionalists saying Crime is Healthy?

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They ignore how crimes committed by the upper class can impact the working class

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9
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What type of crime in a company could impact working class people?

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Corporate Crimes

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10
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Which specific Functionalist argued there was a value consensus in society?

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Durkheim

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What do Functionalists argue happens every time a police arrests someone?

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It is law enforcement showing the rest of society that an action is unacceptable

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What does the act of publicising crime do according to Functionalists?

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Bring people closer together

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10
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What type of crime would not be considered healthy especially to women according to Feminists?

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Domestic Violence

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What would Feminists say about Functionalists saying Crime is healthy?

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They ignore how crimes reinforce the patriarchy

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What is the value consensus in relation to crime and deviance?

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Most people in society agree what behaviours are criminal or deviant

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What do the media do with crime to reaffirm boundaries?

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They report on the criminal or deviant acts

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Why does publicising crime bring people together according to Functionalists?

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People come together to express their frustration over the crime

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If people talk about their frustrations over crime, how does it reinforce boundaries?

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A large scale of people are talking about how this behaviour is unacceptable

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How would Interactionists criticise Functionalist views on the media role of crime and deviance?

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They ignore the impact of negative labelling by the media

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Why was the labelling of being deviant a negative impact for the mods and rockers?

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It amplified their deviance

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15
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What happened to the mods and rockers once the media labelled them as being deviant?

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They became folk devils

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15
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Who studied mods and rockers?

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Cohen

16
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What did it mean if mods and rockers were considered folk devils?

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They were demonised in society

16
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What term occurred after the media reported on the mods and rockers’ deviance?

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Deviancy amplification

17
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In what way do Functionalists see crime as a warning?

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They see it as showing an underlying issue in society

17
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Who argued crime and deviance raises awareness for problems in society?

A

Clinard

18
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What needs to be done with crime to facilitate social change?

A

It needs to be observed why the crime took place

19
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Which institution would have a problem if many students truanted?

A

The education system

20
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What is encouraged if there is a problem in society?

A

That this problem is fixed

21
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Who said people sometimes feel sympathy to people who had committed a crime?

A

Durkheim

22
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What needs to occur if people feel sympathy for offenders?

A

Law reform

22
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How do criminals act as a warning?

A

It shows that there is a problem in society

23
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Name a recent example of a crime where people felt sympathy for the offenders

A

The tearing down of the Edward Colston Statue

23
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Who was Edward Colston?

A

A 17th Century Slave Trader

24
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Why did people feel sympathy towards the offenders?

A

The man of the statue had done socially unacceptable actions for modern British society

25
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What did the tearing down of the statue signify?

A

A movement past British colonial history

26
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What was the Edward Colston statue celebrating?

A

The Slave Trade

27
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What would Right Realists say about crime as a warning?

A

Crime is a warning that an underclass has developed in society

28
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Would Right Realists agree with Functionalists over crime being a warning?

A

Yes

29
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Which Right Realist observed the development of an underclass in society?

A

Murray

30
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When did an underclass start to develop, according to Murray?

A

The 1980s

31
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Name a crime the underclass of society are likely to commit

A

Stealing from a shop

31
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How does the development of an underclass show a problem in society?

A

It shows there are a group of people who are neglected

32
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Who says crime acts as a safety valve?

A

Davis

33
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How does crime act as a safety valve in relation to serious crimes?

A

It prevents more serious crimes from being committed

34
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How does crime act as a safety valve in relation to the family?

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It prevents families from being disrupted

35
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What did Davis claim was present between men and women in a marriage?

A

Conflict between a mans sexual needs and society forcing sex restrictions on their partner in marriage

36
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What does Davis believe can be functional due to his argument?

A

Prostitution

36
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Why does Davis argue Prostitution is functional?

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Because it provides sexual satisfaction without threatening the structure of the family

37
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Which familial structure do Functionalists argue is essential in society?

A

Nuclear family

38
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Why do Functionalists think the Nuclear Family structure is the best?

A

It is most efficient at teaching children norms and values

38
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What would Feminists say the Functionalist view of crime as a safety valve enforces?

A

It enforces the idea that the man must have always get their way with their partner

39
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What does Polsky argue?

A

Watching explicit sexual videos controls desires to prevent cheating

39
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What would Feminists say about the Functionalist point of crime being a safety valve?

A

Ignores the fact that the man would be cheating on his partner by using prostitutes

Sociology - Crime and Deviance (180 decks)

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