Functionalist, Strain and Subcultural Theories

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Durkheim's functionalist theory
What do functionalism see society...,
What is value consensus,
What does sharing the same cultur...
9  cards
The Positive Functions of Crime
What are the two important functi...,
What does crime do for members of...,
What is not the function of punis...
11  cards
Other Functions of Crime
What does davis argue about prost...,
What does polsky argue about porn...,
What does cohen argue is a functi...
4  cards
Evaluation of Functionalism
What is an advantage of functiona...,
Durkheim argues that society requ...,
What is the problem with function...
5  cards
Merton's Strain Theory
What does strain theories argue,
How did merton adapt to explain d...,
What are the two elements of mert...
4  cards
The American Dream
How are americans expected to pur...,
What does the ideology of the ame...,
What is the reality of american s...
8  cards
Deviant Adaptations to Strain
Conformity,
Innovation,
Ritualism
7  cards
Subcultural Strain Theories
What do subcultural strain theori...,
What does cohen agree with merton on,
What does deviance result from
12  cards
Alternative Status Hierarchy
What are the subcultures values t...,
What does the delinquent subcultu...,
What is the subcultures function
6  cards
Cloward and Ohlin: 3 Subcultures
What does cloward and ohlin do th...,
How do they differ from merton,
How do different subcultures resp...
11  cards
Recent Strain Theories
What do recent strain theories argue,
What does messner and rosenfelds ...,
What do messner and rosenfeld arg...
6  cards

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