interactionist

Question 1

Cicourel overview

Answer 1

Negotiatios of justoce, found that mc were better at working system so less likely to get convicted
Impacted stereotypes of police - more likely to look for someone who is wc as a criminal
Therefore more likely to charge someone from wc background

Question 2

What did cicourel find from his research

Answer 2

There was similar levels of delinquency in all areas, more consistently charged in the “bad areas” - lowest groups in American society

Question 3

What does ciciorel believe about law enforcement

Answer 3

There is a pre -set image of a “typical delinquent” ; how they dress, how they speak

Question 4

Cicorel view on justice

Answer 4

Negotiations of justice, mc can negotiate for their child, they are often respected and powerful members of society

Question 5

Evaluations of cicourel

Answer 5

Offers little about different ethnic groups of the same gender
Assumes all members label delinquents in the same way
Offers little explanation’s of the root causes of crime

Question 6

Whta is cohen’s fold devils and moral panics

Answer 6

Relationship between media, police and acts of deviance. Most prominent in mods and rockers 60s/70s

Question 7

What did Cohen find about reporting on mods and rockers

Answer 7

It was only really 2 groups fighting, media reported it as riots creating a moral panic and labelling them as folk devils
People were only doing it to pass time at first, media reported it to alienize the whole youth and share their views that it is all the youths fault

Question 8

What did Cohen find folk devils were

Answer 8

Ill - informed generalisations of individuals involved in deviant behaviours

Question 9

What was the result of deviance amplification

Answer 9

Harsher punishments and more policing in sea side towns making it less popular for people to go

Question 10

Other examples of moral panics

Answer 10

Rave culture in the late 80s
Terrorism after 9/11 and 2005 london bombings, IRA - alienated irish and muslims
Xenephobia and rise of nationalism
Knife crime in the UK
Welfare dependency
Music

Question 11

Evaluation of Cohen

Answer 11

Mcrobbie and Thornton - diminidhed due to a more diverse media
Some youth cultures have become mainstream
some youth cultures have become mainstream

May be applied to contemporary issues - blm and covid

Question 12

Lemert’s view

Answer 12

There is an act of primary deviance : deviance acts have not been publically labelled as deviant, and secondary deviance- once the act is labelled, it is now the master status of the person who commits it

Question 13

Braithwaite - labelling

Answer 13

Disintegrative shaming - label both the act and the person who committed it
Reintegrative shaming - lable only the act, will therefore decrease chances of reoffending
Eg: rehabilitaion programmes
Argument it has worked in countries like norway

Question 14

Evaluations of Braithwaite

Answer 14

Doesn’t examine cause
May be a positive alternative

Question 15

Douglas - stats

Answer 15

Reject stats when talking about suicide - we do not know

Question 16

Becker labelling

Answer 16

Criminals are labelled based on age, social class, gender and more deciding whether someone is a criminal or not