Tag: Crime and Deviance
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The Functionalist Perspective on Crime and Deviance
Functionalists argue crime is beneficial for society. For example it can improve social integration and social regulation and is necessary for social change.
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Sensationalisation of Crime in the Media
The selection of dramas below is a good illustration of just how much the media sensationalises crime – Crime drama seems to make up huge percentage of the BBC’s output – and all of the recent dramas above focus on the most horrific crimes – kidnapping and murder seem to be the most popular. Many…