Interactionists on C&D: Who is labelled as Criminal or Deviant - Working Class more likely to be labelled as Deviant Flashcards
Who did Chambliss study?
The Saints and the Roughnecks
What did the Saints and Roughnecks both do?
Engage in deviant behaviour
Name 2 deviant behaviours of the Saints
Truanting, Removing barriers around unrepaired holes
Name 2 deviant behaviours of the Roughnecks
Vandalism, Fighting
What was the social class of the Saints?
Upper middle class
What was the social class of the Roughnecks?
Working class
Which group were labelled as deviant?
The Roughnecks
Name 2 groups of people that had power to label the Saints and the Roughnecks
The public, Teachers
Why were the Saints not seen as deviant in their home town?
Because they committed deviant acts outside of town
Why were the Roughnecks seen as deviant in their home town?
Because they committed deviant acts in their town
Why were the Saints not seen as deviant in terms of educational attainment?
They did very well in school
Why were the Roughnecks seen as deviant in terms of educational attainment?
They did not do well in school
What did Becker say about treatment of middle class boys in the Criminal Justice System?
They are treated more leniently
