Tag: Functionalism
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Sociological Perspectives on Punishment
One way of controlling and reducing crime is to punish offenders. Given that punishment typically involves restricting people’s freedom and sometimes inflicting harm on people, it requires some justification as a strategy for crime control. Two main justifications exist for punishment: Crime reduction and retribution. These methods link to different penal policies. Reduction One justification…
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Controlling and Reducing Crime – The Role of the Community
Most people manage to get through their whole lives without getting on the ‘wrong side’ of the formal agents of social control (the police, the courts and prison), so it should be no surprise hat many of the perspectives emphasize the role that the community plays in preventing crime and controlling crime. Consensus Theory and…
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Consensus Theories of Crime -Functionalist and Strain Theories: Summary Version
Introduction/ The basics Consensus Theory – Social Institutions generally work, social control is good, crime is dysfunctional (bad) Closely related to Subcultural Theories 1890 -1940s Durkheim’s Functionalist Theory Crime is natural and inevitable, society needs crime. There are three positive functions of crime – social integration/ social regulation/ social change Hirschi’s Social Control/ Bonds of…
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Sociological Perspectives on Education Summary Grid
A Level Sociology – Perspectives on Education Summary Grid A summary of the Functionalist, Marxist, New Right, Late Modern/ New Labour and Postmodern Perspectives on the role of education in society – focusing on Key ideas, supporting evidence and criticisms. (Scroll down for ‘test yourself’ link) NB grids don’t display particularly well online so I’ve put in two…
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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.
