Labelling

Question 1

Becker

Answer 1

believes a deviant is when a label has been successfully applied
interested in ‘moral entrepreneurs’
new law has 2 effects:
1. creation of a new group of ‘outsiders’
2. the creation or expansion of a social control agency e.g police to enforce the rule and impose the label.

e.g black muggins, stop and search

Question 2

Becker and Jock Young

Answer 2

studied the hippie subculture

initially drugs were a small part of the hippie life style

labelling by police meant they retreated and began to develop a deviant subculture

drugs use became a more central activity

Question 3

Folk Devil + Moral Panic

Answer 3

Cohen
the media is a viechle for re-establishing social order

media exaaggerates a social problem, identifies the source, tries to eliminate.
e.g black muggins

Question 4

2 types of deviance

Answer 4

primary deviance refers to deviant acts that have not been publicly labelled
secondary deviance is a result of societal reaction

Question 5

effects of labelling

Answer 5

influences on self-concept
looking glass self
sfp
primary/secondary deviance

Question 6

AO3

Answer 6

considers impact of mass media 
highlights bias law enforcement
questions effectiveness of police etc
raises issues of power
considers societal reaction and effect on individuals 

not fully explore capitalism
uses labelling in a deterministic way
deviants can adopt identity without being labelled