Kingsley Davis (1937;1961): prostitution acts as a safety valve for release of mens sexual frustrations without threatening monogamous nuclear family.
Ned Polsky (1987): *********** safely 'channels' a variety of sexual desires away from alternatives such as adultery - threat to family.
Albert Cohen: deviance - warning that an institution is not functioning properly
Kai Erikson(1966): crime and deviance perform positive functions for society. Maybe society if organised to promote deviance. Agencies of control sustain a level of crime rather than rid off completley.
Society also manage and regulate deviance than eliminating it. e.g demonstrations, student rag weeks etc.
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