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Evaluate the Holistic (macro) Approaches to the Study of Crime & Deviance There are three main macro approaches towards crime and deviance I will introduce in this essay. I will also be discussing one micro approach to criticise their theories. Holistic approaches tend to look at society as a whole, rather than biological and psychological explanations. The functionalist perspective is a very holistic view. Deviance to them is explained by society and its institutions; they believe that the police, courts and other ways of maintaining social order are important. But they also agree that some deviance is functional. Durkheim was a functionalist, he argued that deviance is inevitable, and even a normal aspect of social life although it could become dysfunctional if it became out of hand. Crime and deviance is present in all societies and as societies develops crime increases. This cane been seen by the arrival if the industrial revolution, Durkheim...

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