Labelling theory

Question 1

Society

Answer 1

creates a criminal/deviant label to a certain behaviour based on stereotypes

Question 2

Authorities

Answer 2

are maintaining their power structure in society

Question 3

a deviant

Answer 3

behaviour is showed by an individual and the label is ascribed to them

Question 4

the individual may

Answer 4

be treated according to that deviant label

Question 5

this can lead

Answer 5

to the individual becoming stigmatised in society

Question 6

the individual will

Answer 6

believe the label and have a low self image of themselves

Question 7

others will

Answer 7

treat the individual based on that label. the individual feels marginalised in society

Question 8

this can lead

Answer 8

to the individual to go on and fulfill the label and commit more criminal behaviour

Question 9

Lieberman :)

Answer 9

found that juveniles who had been previously arrested were more likely to commit other crimes compared to juveniles who had not been previously arrested. t/f showing that criminal label can lead to cb, increasing the validity of the theory.

Question 10

:) can be used in conjunction with other theories

Answer 10

according tot the self fulfilling prophecy, people need to first be labelled in order to be treated in accordance with this label, which then leads to the label becoming true. t/f the theory has inter rater reliability

Question 11

:( reductionist

Answer 11

only considers the role of nurture, being given a criminal label. does not consider the role of nature t/f the theory is too simplistic and cannot fully explain why cb occurs, reducing the validity of the theory.

Question 12

:( unscientific

Answer 12

it is difficult to experimentally research labelling theory. it is hard to isolate labelling and to just research the effect of this variable on cb t/f cannot establish cause and effect of label leading to cb as there are many other factors that can impact.