Functionalist theories of crime

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What are the two factors relating to inevitability?
Not everyone has the same childhood experiences, there are different subcultures within one society
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Who proposes a 'warning device' as a positive function
Cohen
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How much crime prevents individualism?
Too little
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Merton's strain theory focuses on goals and...
Legitimate means
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Who inverts the values of society?
Rebels
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How can the functionalist theory be criticised?
It ignores individuals
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What is anomie?
Normlessness
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How is crime more serious than deviance?
It involves harsher punishment
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Who considers structural and cultural factors?
Merton
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