The study that showed that deviance is functional is

Question

 a. Erikson’s Wayward Puritans

 

 b. the Milgram experiment

 

  c.the Asch experiment

 

  d.Hirschi’s (not Hershey’s) control theory

 

Answer 1

Deviance, in short are actions that do not conform to the "norms" or values held by most members of a group or society. For instance, covering your face with tattoos.

Erikson’s Wayward Puritans explains that deviance is necessary in a well-ordered society, because by identifying what is deviant, we become aware of the values that we share as members of society.

Erikson believed that communities need their deviance quotas and work in such a way as to keep them intact.

Therefore, the correct answer would be the first choice. "a"