ÉMile Durkheim Argues That Deviance Is Necessary for a Society

Multiple Choice

Émile Durkheim argues that deviance is necessary for a society, as it has an adaptive function. In suggesting this, Durkheim felt that society should respond to deviance in what way?

A) Allow deviance to flourish, and it will burn itself out.
B) Eliminate all deviance through social cohesion.
C) Keep deviance within acceptable boundaries.
D) Eliminate anomie through the imposition of clear standards of behavior.