functionalist responses to crime and deviance

Who was the founding father of Functionalism?

Describe functionalism social change

What does Merton's theory focus on?

Which of these sociologists are part of the functionalist subcultural theory?

How many functions of crime did Durkheim discover?

What are Durkheim's functions of crime?

Matza evaluated [blank_start]functional subcultural[blank_end] theory and came up with the main concepts of [blank_start]subterranean values,[blank_end] drift and techniques of [blank_start]neutralisation.[blank_end] He argued that people that commit crimes are still a part of society because people just [blank_start]drift[blank_end] in and out of deviance, so when people are younger they may be more deviant than when they're older. Matza argued that we all are deviant and it's called our subterranean values that go off at the wrong time in the wrong place that make us commit crime. However, he says that people commit crime and then use techniques of neutralisation to [blank_start]justify their actions.[blank_end]

Miller looked at [blank_start]focal concerns[blank_end], as he argued that the [blank_start]working class[blank_end] commit more crime. He argued that in society there is not a [blank_start]value consensus[blank_end] because each class has their own set of values. The classes create their own focal concerns to fit the need of their class; w/c focal concerns [blank_start]Smartness:[blank_end] Looking good/ appearance [blank_start]Toughness[blank_end]: Showing masculinity [blank_start]Excitement:[blank_end] Dangerous activities