Evidence For Functionalism And Crime Questions Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Durkheim: Four functions of crime
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Reinforces value consensus and social solidarity
Safety valve
Warning light
Jobs
2
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Davies
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Safety valve
3
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Althusser
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Ideological and repressive state apparatus
4
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Merton (1938)
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Strain theory:
Anomie permanent feature of American society
Cultural goals must be achieved through institutionalised means
Inability to do this is strain
5
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Katz (1988)
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Crime for pleasure
6
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Mac an Ghaill
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“The macho lads”
7
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Matza (1964)
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Drift
8
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Kingston et al.
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mc and wc commit similar amounts of crime, wc just have higher conviction rates
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