aqa A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY (7192/3) Paper 3 exams

Polsky - function of crime - pornography safely 'channels' sexual desire away from alternatives e.g. adultery Cohen - function of crime - warning institution not working functionalists - function of crime - - boundary maintenance - adaption and change Erikson - function of crime - - manages and regulates deviance rather than eradicate it entirely e.g. police - festivals e.g. license misbehaviour that may be punished in other contexts - young may be given leeway to 'sow their wild oats' - a way of coping with strains of transition to adulthood criticisms of functionalism - - only say why crime exists, not how it came to be - society doesn't make crime with intention to strengthen society - ignores how crime may affect different groups e.g. what about perpetrator - doesn't always promote solidarity subcultural theory of crime - - deviance a product of a delinquent subculture with different values from those of mainstream society - these provide an alternative opportunity for the who are denied the chance to achieve by legitimate means A.K. Cohen: status frustration (subcultural) - - agrees with Merton: deviance mostly wc phenomenon - results from inability to achieve goals by legitimate means - however, not an individual phenomenon or focuses on utilitarian crime - focuses on wc boys as face anomie in m