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Theoretical perspectives - Crime & Deviance

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Fill in the blanks with key words from the text to complete sentences about the functionalist perspective on crime.

by Danielle Cox
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functions society nuclear Functionalists stifled Davis social change safety valve employment prostitution criminal justice system values frustrations Durkheim crime social order social norms

view as a normal and inevitable aspect of . They argue that crime serves important in society , such as reinforcing and , promoting , and providing for those in the . For , all change starts with an act of deviance . People with new ideas , values and ways of living must not be by the weight of social control . Functionalists believe that crime can also act as a , allowing individuals to release their and maintain . For example , argued that provides a release for sexual frustrations without threatening the stability of the family . Overall , functionalists see crime as a necessary and beneficial part of society .

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subculture societal reactions status rewards master criminal behavior deviance labelled deviant behaviors Labelling theories self-fulfilling prophecy crime stigmatise

on and suggest that to individuals can lead them to adopt . These theories focus on the process by which individuals are as deviant and how this label can become a . Labelling can individuals and push them further into . When others see that person only in terms of their label , the label becomes their which now controls their identity . This can lead to a deviant career which may involve joining a deviant which deviant behaviour and confirms the deviant identity .

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Marxist perspective crime capitalism exists ruling class encouraged wealth power social inequality criminal justice system utilitarian capitalism society criminal behavior Alienation working class frustration advertising

The on focuses on how and contribute to . According to Marxists , crime is a result of the unequal distribution of and in . They argue that the uses the to control and oppress the . Marxists believe that crime will continue as long as , as it creates the conditions for criminal behavior to thrive . Crime may be seen as the only way to obtain the consumer goods by capitalist , this leads to crime . and lack of control over their lives may lead to and aggression , resulting in non - utilitarian crimes .

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