Interactionism

Question 1

Define primary and secondary deviance

Answer 1

Primary deviance is the act itself, e.g speeding; Secondary is the public’s reaction the act e.g how the criminal is labelled.

Question 2

Chambliss - Saints and the Roughnecks

Answer 2

Chambliss studied two gangs, one of which was W/C (Roughnecks) and the other M/C (Saints), both committed many criminal acts (truancy, vandalism, petty theft).

However, the Roughnecks were labelled…

Question 3

Evaluate Chambliss - The Saints and the Roughnecks

Answer 3

• Only looks at secondary deviance, ignores why people actually commit crime in the first place.
• It does not explain why people partake differently in criminal acts