Labelling theorists

Question 1

Who talks about labelling theory and what do they talk about in crime?

Answer 1

Becker
- moral entrepreneurs
- the two effects of moral crusades
- creation of outsiders
- expansion of social control agencies

Question 2

What does Cicourel talk about?

Answer 2

Negotiation of Justice
- typifications led society to concentrate on certain ‘type delinquents’ (mainly people from w/c who have a poorer appearance)
- justice is not fixed, but negotiable

Question 3

What does Lemert talk about?

Answer 3

Primary & Secondary Deviance
- primary = deviant acts that haven’t been publically labelled
- secondary = a result of societal reactions
- get master status from being isolated by society, resulting in deviant careers

Question 4

What was Young’s study?

Answer 4

Hippies in Nottinghill
- at first, drugs were peripheral to hippie lifestyle (primary deviance)
- however, persecution and labelling by police led to deviant subcultures (self-fulfilling prophecy)

Question 5

What does Cohen talk about?

Answer 5

Mods & Rockers
- moral panic
- instilled fear of youth in the public
- ‘folk devils’ (bad influence on society)