Interactionists on C&D: What is Crime and Deviance - Labelling of Offenders Flashcards
What label is given to people who commit crimes?
Outsiders
What does Becker say happens to a person if they are labelled negatively by a powerful figure?
It becomes their master status
What is a master status?
A label that overrides all other characteristics of a person
What will happen with the master status over time?
The person with it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
When someone becomes like the master status label they were given
Name 2 institutions in society with of power
Law system, government
What will it mean if an institution with a lot of power labels someone as an outsider?
They are more likely to fully become an outsider
What does it mean if someone is an outsider?
They are not part of mainstream society
What 2 concepts did Lemert clarify?
Primary Deviance and Secondary Deviance
What is primary deviance?
The initial deviant act
What happens in terms of labelling if the primary deviance is not discovered?
The person will not be negatively labelled
What is secondary deviance?
The deviant acts committed by people after being negatively labelled
