Functionalist Views on Crime

Question 1

Boundary maintenance

Answer 1

Crime produces a reaction from society uniting people and reinforcing commitment and social solidarity, such as James Bulger case

Question 2

Boundary maintenance evaluation

Answer 2

Ignores how this may affect individuals

Question 3

Adaptation and change

Answer 3

Durkheim says all change starts with an act of deviance bringing in a new law, natasha’s law for allergies so food businesses have to include full ingredients on packaged food

Question 4

Adaptation and change evaluation

Answer 4

Durkheim does not offer knowlege on how much crime is the right amount

Question 5

Safety valve

Answer 5

Davis says that crime can release men’s sexual frustrations without threatening the nuclear family, such as prostitution

Question 6

Safety valve evaluation

Answer 6

Radical femenists say this devalues women

Question 7

Warning light

Answer 7

Cohen says that deviance indicates when an institution is malfunctioning, such as truancy in schools

Question 8

Warning light evaluation

Answer 8

Marxists say this just benefits the ruling class