Unit 2: AC2.3 - Functionalism (Durkheim) - Interactionism SOC Flashcards
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Functionalism - Durkheim key assumption
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Crime and deviance is inevitable, normal and necessary
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Functionalism - Durkheim key assumption
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Crime has two positive functions
3
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What are the two positive functions according to Durkheim?
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Crime reinforces value consensus and crime acts as a warning device.
4
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Crime reinforces value consensus
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When people commit crime, they are punished so people learn right/wrong behaviour which discourages others from committing crimes
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Crime acts as a warning device
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It suggests that social order is breaking down, which prompts the government to do something about it.
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When deviance is necessary (Durkheim)
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It sets boundaries and helps us evolve. Without it, society stagnate. If everyone conformed there would be no change.
