Explain the origins of the structural functionalist perspective on deviance and detail how it explains deviance.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include Émile Durkheim as the creator of the structural-functionalist perspective. Durkheim's basic argument was that crime and deviance have existed in all societies at all times, because crime and deviance have positive functions in society and its structures. The most important function of deviance is that it allows societies or groups to define, clarify, and enforce their collective beliefs, norms, and values.
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