The functionalist perspective on deviance:
Stresses societal-level processes, systems, equilibrium, and interrelationships, representing a homeostatic approach to deviance.
Functionalists believe that deviance serves a purpose in society allowing for: social stability and balance, the development of patterns for what is deemed acceptable or unacceptable by society, and the creation of boundaries between citizens.
Trump refuses to attend the inauguration with his hurt ego, and is threatening to not concede to president-elect Joe Biden because he cannot handle the fact that he won. He has paid dearly for multiple recounts and won’t accept that he’s a failure.
Babylonian law code well preserved of ancient Mesopotamia
