functionalist explanations of crime and deviance

Question 1

durkeim

Answer 1

saw crime as inevitable adn essential in modernation to understand functional societies

Question 2

durkeim - anomie

Answer 2

explains why some people resort to crime
- causes the loss of value of community which can be the result of social change

Question 3

durkeim - FUN

Answer 3

functional - it upholds the stable function of society through boundary maintenance
universal - crime occurs globally which suggests that it provides a function
normal - there will be crime in every society ‘society of saints’

Question 4

merton - strain theory 1938

Answer 4

importance of collective conscious and shared values and norms
- not everyone has the same opportunity to share goals and values

Question 5

merton strain theory - responses

Answer 5

1. conformists - means and goals
2. innovators - no means, goals
3. ritualists - means, no goals
4. retreatists - no means or goals
5. rebels - ???
   adopting illegitimate means if they are blocked from success

Question 6

hirschi - bonds of attachment

Answer 6

1. attachment - caring about opinions and desires
2. commitment - personal investment into life
3. involvement - how integrated into society
4. belief - commitment to societies laws and norms