A Common Criticism of the Functionalist Theories of Crime and Deviance

question 19

Multiple Choice

A common criticism of the functionalist theories of crime and deviance is that:

• A) there is little to be gained in connecting the macrosociological to the microsociological
• B) they are outdated because their premises no longer apply in the information age
• C) functionalists tend to presume that everyone has middle-class values
• D) the aspirations held by groups in society do not coincide with available rewards
• E) American society no longer experiences internal contradictions