Interactionism, Crime And Deviance Flashcards
Who is considered to be the founder of Interactionism?
Cooley 1902
What is primary deviance?
Non-labelled deviance
What is secondary deviance?
Labelled deviance
What were the 5 areas of context that Becker (1963) highlighted would have an effect on how an act is viewed?
Who commited the act
When is the act commited
Society or culture
Historical or political circumstance
Place the act is commited
What did Becker call the ‘rule setters’ of a social group?
The moral crusaders
How do Moral entrepreneurs use the media? (Becker - Interactionist)
They use the media to create sensitisation of the public to sway them to their cause
What is Becker (1963) associated with?
Labelling theory
What theory is Stan Cohen (1972) associated with?
Interactionism
Who created the idea of the deciancy amplification spiral?
Wilkins
Who added media to the deviancy amplification spiral?
Stan Cohen (1972)
Who was someone who was discreditable according to Goffman 1963?
People who got away with crimes
Who is someone that is discredited (or had a spolied identity) accourding to Goffman 1963?
Someone who had gone through the penal process therefore are discredited
Who wrote about Primary and Secondary deviance?
Lemert (1971)
What is master status according to Becker?
Master status is your main status which is your social identity
How does master status (Becker) link to crime?
People may accept being a criminal as their master status , meaning that they act accordingly (link to self-fulfilling prophecy)
