Curated OER
Deviance: Functionalist Explanations
For this Deviance: Functionalist Explanations worksheet, students read five pages, then complete several exercises including creating prompt cards, labeling actions appropriately, and deciding what are strengths or weaknesses of theories.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Suicide: Durkheim and Anomie
This site connects the Durkheimian concept of anomie with the famous suicide study. It is well laid-out and fairly easy to read. A few links require authorized access.
Other
Grinnell College: Functionalism
This site gives readers a great overview of the school of sociology known as functionalism. Has links to words, terms, names, and concepts that may require further clarification. Readers come away with a better understanding of the...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Theories of Deviance
A comprehensive look at different theories of social deviance and their variants. These include rational choice, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict theories.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: Deviance: Structural Functional Theory
Explains how structural functional theory can be used to explain social deviant behavior. Describes four functions of deviance that were identified by Durkheim, and the deviant and conformist ways that individuals respond to...
