Crime and devience Flashcards
what is the interactionalist labelling theory?
BY being labelled as a criminal due to stereotypes leads to crime
what did Howard Becker claim
acts are only devient because society labbles them as such, individuals dont consider the act to be deviant
what is a master status
ones labeled ovverides all other characteristics
state the labelling cycle
- Individual is labelled as deviant
- Blocked opportunities
- Further deviance = deviant career
what does being labelled deviant lead to
the self fufilling prophecy
what did Becker outline in 1963
marijuana usage in the USA has deemed to be deviant in the 1930
what did cicourel argue
argued that those in the middle class could negotiate their way out of crime due to there manners and status, whereas a person in the working class may not have that opportunity.
what types of devience were there according to Lamert
primary and secondary deviance
what is primary deviance (Lamert)
Usuallya persons first act of deviance and doesn’t have a long term affect to sociery such as labeling
what is secondary deviance (Lamert)
secondary deviance is the result of a societal reaction (labelling). Being caught and publically labelled as a criminal can involve being stigmatised, shamed, humiliated or excluded from society
a critique to the interactionist view on crime
However, interactionists don’t consider why people become deviants in the first place, nor do they address how certain acts get labelled as ‘deviant’ (and by whom).
Marxists argue that it fails to examine the links between the labelling process and capitalism dild.
It tends to be deterministic, implying that once someone is labelled, a deviant career is inevitable.
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strength of the interactionalist view on crime
It considers the role of labelling and reactions in generating more deviant behaviour.
Provides an explanation for the marginalisation of certain groups after being labelled as ‘deviant’.
criticism of Marxist view
doesn’t look at domestic violence crime
doesnt look at other inequalities other than class, e.g race or gender
Feminists argue that Marxist views are too malestream implying that women can also commit the same crimes as men
what is selective law enforcement? ( Marxist view)
diverts the attention from white collar crime from the ruling class to the working class, the police police working-class boroughs
Marxist belief on laments theory
both primary deviance and secondary deviance are as important as each other
