func view on crime

Question 1

what is boundary maintanance

Answer 1

crime gets reactions from society, members come together against the criminal,punishment strengthens values and norms eg courtroom cases that are publicised show right and wrong boundaries

Question 2

what is adaption and change

Answer 2

all change starts with deviance, as change is deviant from norms, if this didnt happen society would stagnate, too much control would crush revolutionary

Question 3

what is safety valve

Answer 3

crime can act as a stress release (kingsley- prostituion was functional for society, offered an outlet for mens sexual needs thta marriage didnt fulfill, no affairs)

Question 4

what is strain theory

Answer 4

deviance results from our goals and our means to achieve these goals
deal with this by=
-conformity (accepting culture and norms)
-ritualism( reject success and stick to rules)
-retreatism(reject goals and rules, drop out of society)

Question 5

what is status frustration

Answer 5

w/c have no ability to succeed in a m/c world, at the bottom of the hierarchy, turn to others in the same situation for a sense of belonging+ create subcultures
achieve status through crime, climbing alternative hierarchy

Question 6

w/c subculture explanantion

Answer 6

4 focal concerns=
-fate (little can be done about their lives)
-excitement(search for thrills)
-smartness (street smart, can outwit and dupe others)
-toughness (conccern for masculinity, maintain repuatation)