SOC224 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Deinstitutionalisation, Likey

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC224
• Professor: Katharina Maier

Document Summary

The scientific study of criminality is recognized as beginning in the early twentieth century with the work of cesare lombroso, who explained criminality on the basis of evolution. biology prevented them from conforming to society"s rules. Suggested criminals were atavists (evolutionary throwbacks whose. Social theories of crimes soon replaced biological this mid century. Society is seen as comprising various structures (eg, the family, education system, political system) fulfills necessary functions for smooth running social order. Manifest function of post secondary education is to train young adults for employment. Latent functions of post secondary education provide individuals with social networks and facilitating the the formation of romantic relationships. Analogous to the functionalist view of society is a pyramidal stack of cans on display, each can is necessary for the display as a whole. The smooth running of society is threatened if one of its structures has a poor fit with the other structures that make up society.