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What do functionalists argue are the positive functions of crime? |
Boundary maintenance Adaptation & change (Durkheim) |
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Why does Durkheim argue that crime is inevitable? |
Not everyone is effectively socialised into the shared norms & values. Particularly in complex modern societies, there's a diversity of lifestyles & values, different groups develop their own subcultures with distinctive norms & values |
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Give 2 other functions of crime according to functionalists |
A warning that an institution isn't functioning properly (Cohen) Pornography safely 'channels' a variety of sexual desires away from alternatives such as adultery (Polsky) The true function of agencies of social control such as the police may actually be to sustain a certain level of crime rather than to rid society of it (Erikson) |
