Interactionism Flashcards
1
Q
who was the main interactionist
A
Becker
2
Q
what are the main points of interactionism
A
- master status
- self fulfilling prophecy
- deviant career
- impact of labelling
3
Q
what was the main idea of interactionism
A
- labelling can cause a master status where the person becomes attached to the label and behaviours associated with it
- behaviour only becomes deviant when labelled
4
Q
what is self fulfilling prophecy
A
when someone is continually labelled they begin to take on this label and live up to it
5
Q
what does becker say about a deviant career
A
may start if someone joins a deviant subculture or group that supports them and the deviant identity affects the persons choices and lifestyle
6
Q
what is a study for interactionism/labelling
A
- study of the south pacific islands where incest between cousins was deviant but very common and everyone tuned a blind eye to it
- but when one man was accused of incest in front of his community is caused uproar and the man committed suicide
7
Q
what are criticisms of interactionism
A
- only explains minor crimes not others such as rape and murder
- some people work hard to get rid of the label
- ignores the victim
- doesn’t explain why crime/deviance happens in the first place
