Crime and Deviance- Labelling Theory of Crime Flashcards
What assumption did Becker challenge?
That sociologists should focus on what causes people to act in deviant ways
What did interactionists study?
How an act or behaviour comes to be labelled as deviant by the rest of society and the consequences of that label or reaction
How do interactionists argue that we form our identity?
By interpreting how others respond to us
What effect can a label have
Positive or negative
How can a self concept increase deviant behaviour?
If a person is shamed by the reaction of others who know they have been in trouble with the police then they may return to criminal activity to escape the feeling of rejection which reinforces the label of a criminal
What did Goffman say?
The negative label of being mad is imposed on a patient by society and psychiatry and the patient conforms to it
What did Braithwaite argue?
The effects of negative labelling actually depend on how the label is applied
What is disintegrative shaming?
Labels both the crime and the person as deviant and causes social exclusion
What is reintegrative shaming?
Only labels the crime itself as deviant so the person has a chance to rejoin society
When did Lemert say the individual is labelled as deviant?
When there’s a societal reaction to an act
What is secondary deviance?
When an individual feels the weight of the label so commit more deviant behaviour
