CRITICISMS OF LABELLING THEORY Flashcards

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Why has the labelling theory been accused of being deterministic?

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It assumes that pupils who are labelled have no choice but to fulfil the prophecy and will inevitably fail

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Case study which shows that self-fulfilling prophecies don’t always come true?

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Mary Fuller (1984)

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Why do Marxists criticise the labelling theory?

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Because it ignores the wider structures of power within which labelling takes place.

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Instead of merely being the result of teachers’ individual prejudices, what do Marxists argue the true origin of labels is?

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The fact that the teachers work in a system that reproduces class divisions

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