Functionalists

Question 1

Durkheim

Answer 1

• crime was inevitable and necessary for societal functioning.
• crime and deviance as fostering social cohesion.
• perceives crime and deviance as agents of social change. - the suffragettes in the early 20th century, who employed militant and criminal tactics to advance the cause of women’s suffrage.

Question 2

2016 murder of MP Joe Cox and the 2017 Manchester bombing

Answer 2

the public expressed unity in grief for the victims and condemnation of the extremists responsible.

Question 3

Davis and Polsky functions of crime

Answer 3

highlight the role of minor criminal and deviant behaviour as a safety valve preventing more severe acts from occurring

Question 4

Davis

Answer 4

society does not condone such low-level criminal behaviour, but individuals may resort to these acts as a means to release their urges, thus averting more serious crimes and their consequences

Question 5

Polsky

Answer 5

pornography, where crimes like prostitution serve as safe outlets for releasing sexual frustrations, thereby preventing more grievous offenses like rape.

Question 6

Clinard and Cohen

Answer 6

criminal and deviant behaviours serve as warning signs indicating dysfunction within society that requires attention.