labelling theoruy

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

labelling theory is associated with the concepts of self fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping

Question 2

point 1

Answer 2

• from a symbolic interactionist perspective, becker argues that labelling causes deviance amplification, when someone is labelled, it becomes our master status, possibly leading to career criminals
• may lead to deliquent subcultures as those involved are marginalised from society due to said labels

evaluate = neglects power and social structure and therefore cannot explain why certain types of people are regularly and repeatedly identified as criminal or deviant

Question 3

point 2

Answer 3

interactionist challenge the functionalist view that deviants formed a specific group of the population

instead they concentrate on the interactions involved in labelling someone as deviant and the reasons for why certain groups are more likely to be so then others

example= cicourel investigated interactions between law and potential deviants, found that police made a sense of decisions which were based on a personal set of meaning held by the participants, people were arrested based on factors such as appearence

evaluation= cicourel fails to explain where police gets their stereotype of a typical deviant

Question 4

point 3

Answer 4

can relate to mertons strain theory or subcultures