Émile Durkheim argued that deviance can be useful to society by affirming norms and values, clarifying moral boundaries, heightening group solidarity, and encouraging social change. Durkheim's analysis illustrates which perspective?
A) Conflict
B) Both/and
C) Functionalist
D) Symbolic structuralism
C
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