According to Durkheim, list three main functions that deviance provides for society. Provide an example or illustration of each
What will be an ideal response?
(1 ) Deviance clarifies moral boundaries and affirms norms. When an offender is brought to justice it reminds everyone of the law or moral code of a culture. Police officers remind us of the speed limit when we are observed exceeding it excessively.
(2 ) Deviance promotes social unity. During a rally by the Ku Klux Klan in 1995, faculty, students, and community people gathered together at the university to protest the speeches and sign a group statement advocating multicultural unity.
(3 ) Deviance promotes social change. Homosexuality was once punishable by death in the colonies. Today there are advocate organizations and special events for gays and lesbians.
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a. Teachers believe students are capable of success b. The class is a pleasant, quiet, and orderly place c. There is an emphasis on basic reading and math skills d. Students have several recess breaks during the school day
Which characteristic is associated with voting eligible non-voters?
A. They have the lowest levels of education. B. They are from the middle class. C. They work in the white collar sector. D. They are black women.
Women who engaged in preventive disclosures of their STDs to others
a. were linked to whether or not the disease could be cured. b. often put off telling past and present sexual partners as long as possible. c. sometimes chose to tell family members first. d. all of the above
________ study of Italian street-corner men used participant observation.
A. William F. Whyte's B. Max Weber's C. Terry Mizrahi's D. Vilfredo Pareto's