interactionism and labelling theory

Question 1

lemert

Answer 1

distinguishes between primary and secondary deviance

Question 2

deviance amplification spiral

Answer 2

when the process to control deviance ends up increasing levels of deviance eg cohen mods and rocker

Question 3

braithewaite

Answer 3

distinguishes between reintegrative shaming and disintegrative shaming. argues deviance is lower in countries that use reintegrative shaming and it reduces stigmatisation and secondary deviance

Question 4

becker

Answer 4

labelling theory. no act is inherently deviance. an action or a person is only seen as deviant if it is labelled that way

Question 5

cicourel

Answer 5

found police officers used typifications when deciding whether or not a person is delinquent. this led to them focusing on working class areas causing a class bias

Question 6

douglas

Answer 6

takes an interactioninst approach to suicide. he says if we want to understand suicide better we should use qualitative methods such as analysis of suicide notes and unstructured interviews

Question 7

lemert

Answer 7

investigated how people come to be labelled as mentally ill

Question 8

criticisms of labelling theory

Answer 8

too deterministic : not everyone who is labelled will pursue a criminal career
it gives criminals a victim status
focuses on less serious crimes
ignores the active choice to commit crime
implies that without labelling deviance would not exist