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Evaluate the functionalist approach to understanding crime in society.
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EVALUATE THE FUNCTIONALIST APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING CRIME IN SOCIETY 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 commited or a boundery is crossed would be determined by the culture of each individual society. In different countries there would have to be variations of these bounderies, this would be inevitable because of the different culture within each society. For a functionalist society to work several key aspects have to be in place. Society as a whole must agree to the way society is structured and ordered, this is known as a 'structural consensus' theory. Functionalism is a 'macro'...
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