Such laws are made so society could be stable and function properly. The theoretical perspective that best describes deviance is structural functionalism since it focuses on how different parts of a community all contribute to the overall stability of society. Emile Durkheim is one of the first sociologist who argued that human behavior is mostly influenced by different social facts or social relations in which people are surrounded by. I agree since the forms you behave in, think and believe are largely depending on whom you surround yourself by and how you grow up in life. The way your family, friends and even classmates act and behave will largely influence you, as you will act likewise in order to fit in. Robert Merton has a slightly different point of view as he believed that Durkheim exaggerated the degree to which people actually shared the same believes or values. He suggested that social structures had different type of consequences for different groups of people. I believe that his theory is one of the strongest ones, and the one I agree with the most since, as it is your final decision on how to act upon different situations. You choices are not defined by experiences you’ve had in the past or by choices your friends or family make, you are the one to make the final decision and act towards
Such laws are made so society could be stable and function properly. The theoretical perspective that best describes deviance is structural functionalism since it focuses on how different parts of a community all contribute to the overall stability of society. Emile Durkheim is one of the first sociologist who argued that human behavior is mostly influenced by different social facts or social relations in which people are surrounded by. I agree since the forms you behave in, think and believe are largely depending on whom you surround yourself by and how you grow up in life. The way your family, friends and even classmates act and behave will largely influence you, as you will act likewise in order to fit in. Robert Merton has a slightly different point of view as he believed that Durkheim exaggerated the degree to which people actually shared the same believes or values. He suggested that social structures had different type of consequences for different groups of people. I believe that his theory is one of the strongest ones, and the one I agree with the most since, as it is your final decision on how to act upon different situations. You choices are not defined by experiences you’ve had in the past or by choices your friends or family make, you are the one to make the final decision and act towards