Interactionism Flashcards
Labelling Theory
Lemert agues that labelling is a cause of crime and deviance. By labelling certain people as deviant, society encourages them to be so.
Primary Deviance
Acts that have not been publicly labelled (minor offences)
Secondary Deviance
People may treat a person based on their label
Master Status
Once a person is consistently labelled as deviant, they will continue to be so because they feel they have to live up their deviant
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
This means the individual has now become what the label said they were. This results in further criminal behaviour
Deviancy amplification theory
When a attempt is made to control deviance through a crackdown, it leads to it increasing rather than decreasing. Prompting further force to stop it leading to it escalating further.
