Crime, Deviance, Social control + order

Question 1

Functionalist view of order and control

Answer 1

Social control is maintained through socialisation into value consensus and collective conscience.

Question 2

Subcultural view of order and control

Answer 2

• Suggest that some groups react negatively to the norms and values of society.
• EG. Structural disadvantages lead predominantly young males to reject the value consensus of society and develop their own structures of norms and values.

Question 3

Marxist view on order and control

Answer 3

• Suggest the ruling class uses its power to exert control over w/c
• Ruling class maintains order through social institutions. EG education
• Crime demonstrates a lack of control of the ruling class to the w/c.

Question 4

Feminist view of order and control

Answer 4

• Control leads to women having less freedom and therefore being less likely to commit crimes.

Question 5

Interactionist views of order and control

Answer 5

Crime is a product of the interactions between individuals and the way individuals are portrayed by social institutions, such as the media.

Question 6

Left realist view of order and control

Answer 6

Believe social order would be corrected by tackling the inequalities in society that cause criminal behaviour.

Question 7

Right realist view of order and control

Answer 7

Focus on control of individuals who do not conform, by controlling their opportunities to commit crime and by inflicting harsh punishments to restore order.