Labelling Flashcards
Cohen
Studied the mods and rockers and found that there was a moral panic created by the media which resulted in deviance amplification
Jock Young
Used the idea of secondary deviance to study hippies who made drugs central to their identity after the police had labelled them criminal addicts, so they adopted a deviant career
Becker
Societal reactions create crime through moral entrepreneurs, who launch a moral crusade that results in harsher social controls and more outsiders
Cicourel
Found that justice was a negotiation because if an individual did not fit the typifications of a criminal they could get a more lenient sentence
Typification
Common sense ideas about the typical criminal
Moral entrepeuners
Individuals /institutions who have the power to create laws, such as the media and government
Moral crusade
A targeted assault against a particular crime or criminal groups to create laws and outsiders within society
Lemert
Discussed primary and secondary deviance, which leads to a master status and deviant career
Primary deviance
Society does not attach a label to the act
Secondary deviance
A label is successfully applied to the act which leads to the act being targeted, a master status and deviant career