Chapter 11 Flashcards
Labeling Theory and Conflict/Marxist/Radical Theories of Crime
What theory assumes that criminal behavior increases because certain individuals are caught and branded as offenders?
Labeling
Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance was written by who about the labeling perspective?
Becker
Deviance is created by what?
Society
The community’s point of view or the social reaction to illegal behavior is called…?
Dramatization of evil
A 12-year-old who has never offended before pockets a candy bar and walks out without paying for it. This is an example of what?
Primary deviance
______, in labeling theory, is the more serious, frequent offending people commit after they have been caught and labeled as offenders.
Secondary deviance
According to Cooley’s definition, one of the most important primary groups would be what?
The family
What is a concept proposed by Tannenbaum in relation to labeling theory that states when relatively minor laws are broken, the community tends to place it within a narrative context?
The dramatization of evil
Which term refers to the most dramatic way to initiate the process of giving an individual a new identity, such as via a criminal trial?
Status-degradation ceremony
What contends that society should attempt reconciliation through mediation and dispute settlement?
Restorative justice perspective
Restorative justice emphasizes the…?
Rehabilitation of the person responsible
According to Quinney, crime is a definition of human conduct that is created by who?
Authorized agents in a politically organized society
Group conflict theory focuses only on those situations in which criminal behavior is a result of conflicting group interests, which includes crimes arising from what?
Racial and ethnic clashes
The philosophy and teachings of Karl Marx influenced the development of what theory?
Radical conflict
The integrated structural-Marxist theory incorporates aspects of several theories, including what theory?
Labeling
