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functionalist explanations of crime - Coggle Diagram
functionalist explanations of crime
Merton
the cause of Crime lies between culture and Social structure
Capitalist Societies Socialise individuals into believing material success is a realist goal
But the means of achieving Material success are not fairly distributed So some Social groups experienced Greater disadvantage
the cause of crime is Strain between cultural goals and legitimate means
Crime Can also be Caused by anomie -Social instability a sense of normlessness
Can I remember roberts responses
Ritualism
getting a job Just to have Some Meaning
Retreatism
Crimes like drugs dropping out of Society
Innovation
Utilitarian Crime like stealing to achieve material Success
Rebellion
violent crimes
Conformity
getting a job following Capitalist Norms
Evaluation
Strengths
use offical Statistics
explains Crime explained by the poorer people in society
Shows how normal + Criminal actions Can arise
Supported by Sumer, who argues that crime is caused by disenchantment and blocked opportunities.
influenced people like Cohen
weakness
Doesn't Consider the Source of Social goals
Deterministic as not all working class people deviate despite Strain
Taylor- Murtons modes of adaptation are Similar to a slot machine
Marxists say it ignores powers of the ruling class
official Statistics over represent working class Crimes
fails to explainCertain types of crime
Durkheim
Crime increases as Society gets More Secular, individualised and as Social norms change
Crime is healthy and inevitable in every Society
While anomie is damaging to Society and Can Cause Societal erotion a little is functional