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ives the average modern day American viewer in inside view of the mind of the deviant person, someone who does seemingly outrageous things in a specific context. Murders, white hoods and burning crosses do not seem normal, but in a certain context and frame of mind, they do make sense to the person performing such heinous actions.

In the sense of Durkheim's functionalism, deviance has a purpose and function in general society. Norms are important in establishing order. Strain theory, largely informed by Durkheim and Parsons' functionalism, evolved into Merton's endeavors to ad

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