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Social order can be defined as a stable system of s social institutions that bring about the regular patterns of shared,stable and predictable behavior.It refers to a set of linked social structures ,social institutions,social practices which conserve,maintain and enforce normal way of relating and behaving,Functionalist theory assumes that a certain degree of order and stability is essential for the survival of social systems.Without it,society may expose to chaos and disorder.An example showing that society cannot function due to chaos is the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,looting ,violence and other criminal activity become rampant in the state of confusion and lawlessness.Therefore,social order is essential for society to function in†¦show more content†¦Nevertheless,functionalists who see the solution to the problem of social order in terms of value consensus,have been strongly criticized.Their critics argue that consensus is assumed rather than shown to exist.Secondly, the stability of society may owe more to the absence,rather that the presence of value consensus.They described society inShow MoreRelatedTracing Theoretical Approaches to Crime and Social Control: from Functionalism to Postmodernism16559 Words   |  67 Pagesin particular, Mike Trask, Joanni Hache, Caroline Trudel, and Alex Wilson; to my best friend Nicole Prime, your continuous friendship and educational assistance is appreciated more than words can express; to Dr. Jim Brittain for your influential insight into Karl Marx and the capitalistic social order; thank you to my second thesis supervisor, Dr. Anthony Thomson, for your unwavering patience, which afforded me a space of peace and tranquility that guided me through the thesis process; and finallyRead MoreThe Speech Community.Pdf11808 Words   |  48 PagesThis paper traces its history of development contemporary and notions, divergence, and discusses surveys links general to problems key issues with in The speech community (SpCom), a core concept in investigating language variation and change. 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