effects of labelling process

Question 1

Point 1

Answer 1

self concept (how we see ourselves)

labelling can lead to deviance amplification as the label becomes our master status

therefore people become career criminals

relates to lemert primary and secondary deviance, after someone commits a deviant act, the reaction of others can lead to further deviance

cicourel studies the significant difference in delinquency rates between two similar cities and concluded that it was the societal reaction to “delinquency” (so-labelled) that differed rather than the acts themselves.

Question 2

point 2

Answer 2

self fulfilling prophecy

teachers prediction about students will become true as the negatively labelled students dont do as well in school