In sociology, explain how Ted Bundy became a serial killer.
Emile Durkheim introduced the functionalist theoretical perspective of sociology in the nineteenth century. According to this theory, society is kept together by social consensus, where members of society come to an understanding of what is best for the entire society and cooperate to make it happen. According to this viewpoint, each member of society serves a specific purpose. All patterns of behavior, whether good or harmful, are expected from a functionalist perspective. Serial killings are included. According to Emile Durkheim, criminality and deviance are inescapable in all societies and, in small doses, are actually useful and necessary.
According to a functionalist viewpoint, the societal construct of the serial killer character is symbolic and aids in defining the line dividing right and wrong in society. It characterizes the serial killer's conduct as immoral and unreasonable. The general population is provided with moral clarity by adopting the depiction of serial killers as wicked.
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