Last week, deviance as a concept was introduced. This week, the focus returns to major paradigms in sociology and how each approaches deviance. We'll explore how structural functionalism sees deviance fulfilling a function in society.
To illustrate Durkheim’s three key functions of crime, this film looks at the introduction of Zero Tolerance Policing in New York, the imprisonment of Dr. Jack Kevorkian for assisting terminally-ill patients to die, and the tragic murder of Jamie Bulger in the UK.
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