Explain the origins of the structural-functionalist perspective on deviance and detail how it explains deviance.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may 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 they have a positive function in society and in its structures. The most important function of deviance is that it allows societies or groups to define and clarify their collective beliefs-their norms and values.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. Functionalists B. Globalists C. Interactionists D. Conflict
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a. formal networks. b. informal networks. c. the Department of Social Services. d. the Social Security Administration.