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Assess the usefulness of consensus theories for an understanding of crime and deviance in contemporary society.
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... Kat Quantrill 1207 Sociology Homework Mrs Stewart Assess the usefulness of consensus theories for an understanding of crime and deviance in contemporary society. Consensus theories are the theories that believe that every society share the same views, norms and values in society, a shared consensus. The main consensus theory within sociology is Functionalism. Functionalism is the sociological theory of how or why society functions and how it remains in a state of stability. Theoretically it tries to explain the role all people within society have, from children to criminals, in order to maintain stability. It is a control theory where boundaries are set for people to adhere. The point at which a crime is committed or a boundary is crossed would be determined by the culture of each individual society. In different countries there would have to be variations of these boundaries, this would be inevitable because of the different culture within each society.
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