Conrad and Schneider's 5 Sequential Steps

Question 1

First stage:

Answer 1

Definition of behavior

Question 2

Second stage

Answer 2

Prospecting Medical Discovery

Question 3

Third stage

Answer 3

Claims Making: Medical and Nonmedical Interest

Question 4

Fourth Stage

Answer 4

Legitimacy: Securing Medical Turf

Question 5

Fifth Stage

Answer 5

Institutionalization of a Medical Deviance Designation

Question 6

Definition of Behavior

Answer 6

before a conduct or action receives a medical term or medical definition, it must first exist under the definition of deviant

Question 7

Prospecting Medical Discovery

Answer 7

Medical discoveries appearing in medical journals may compare to a miner prospecting for gold and staking claims on social space.

Question 8

Claims Making: Medical and Nonmusical Interests

Answer 8

Champions, moral entrepreneurs, and organized interests begin actively making claims for new deviance designation and attempt to expand the medical social control turf

Question 9

Legitimacy: Securing Medical Turf

Answer 9

The medical claims and their efforts seek to state legitimacy and official recognition (can result in issuing a deed)

Question 10

Institutionalization of a Medical Deviance Designation

Answer 10

the new deviance designation is codified into law and institutionalized through new programming initiatives