The functionalist theory, also known as functionalism, is the suggestion that society is a ystem of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole (hawii,edu). I saw this a lot with people whose families had been in and out of the criminal justice system and then they were. These particular offenders seemed to think that being on probation was normal and just a thing of life that “people like them” had to go through, when others did not. The functionalist perspective states that everyone has a place in society and because of that place society functions in a certain way. This is problematic, because it is the idea that it is okay to be a criminal, because someone has to be a criminal anyway. These offenders strongly believe that this is their place in society and do not understand that being a criminal is something they do not have to go through. It was a heartbreaking thing to notice. In class you are not able to see the real life situations these offenders are going through and hear their stories to understand what has led them to crime, but I was able to do that at my
The functionalist theory, also known as functionalism, is the suggestion that society is a ystem of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole (hawii,edu). I saw this a lot with people whose families had been in and out of the criminal justice system and then they were. These particular offenders seemed to think that being on probation was normal and just a thing of life that “people like them” had to go through, when others did not. The functionalist perspective states that everyone has a place in society and because of that place society functions in a certain way. This is problematic, because it is the idea that it is okay to be a criminal, because someone has to be a criminal anyway. These offenders strongly believe that this is their place in society and do not understand that being a criminal is something they do not have to go through. It was a heartbreaking thing to notice. In class you are not able to see the real life situations these offenders are going through and hear their stories to understand what has led them to crime, but I was able to do that at my