The functionalist theory revolves around society being part of a whole. Plainly said every core aspect of society which includes: family, government, economy, media, education, and religion is judged upon how it provides to the whole society; one aspect is not measured singularly. For example, the lack of harsh punishments like the death penalty, implemented by the criminal justice branch has contributed to the overall recidivism in the country.
The conflict theory basically mandates that disagreements surface when power among other factors are dished out ill-matched. For example, many who do not support the death penalty argue that we cannot enforce punishments like these because of the sole fact that people may be innocently convicted.
The conflict theory basically mandates that disagreements surface when power among other factors are dished out ill-matched. For example, many who do not support the death penalty argue that we cannot enforce punishments like these because of the sole fact that people may be innocently convicted.