Functionalism And Crime Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Durkheim
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Boundary Maintenance - When people are punished for crimes it teaches the rest to refrain from going against norms and values
2
Q
Davis
A
Safety Valve - Prostitution allows men to express sexual frustration without threatening the nuclear family, reducing domestic violence and rape.
3
Q
Durkheim (2)
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Adaption and change - Crime allows for rational changing of norms and values to take place
4
Q
Merton
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Strain theory - Conformist, Ritualist, Innovator, Retreatist, Rebel
5
Q
Cohen
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Subcultural theory - W/C boys fail in M/C environments thus going against they’re values and forming subcultures, explains non-utilitarian crime
6
Q
Cloward and Ohlin
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3 types of subcultures, Criminal, Conflict, Retreatist
