SFP Flashcards
what is SFP?
links with labeling theory, but the main idea is that first someone is labelled and then they become that label.
what does SFP believe?
that when they are labelled they begin to become that label and act accordingly to the behavior that label represent or reflects.
why does this happen?
the person is first labelled and then treatd differently based on the label. the individual realises they are being treating this way and there for for fills the expectation of the label.
what is an e.g.?
shouting at someone for deliberately avoiding them by crossing the road on the street.
what is the alternative way a person could react to a label?
self-defeating prophecy. given a label and receive negative feedback and therefore change their behavior in order for them not to become the label.
what did jahoda find?
investigated whether the cultural expectation of the day you were born influences the behavior of boys born on different days. and found that boys named on the day Monday “peaceful and placid” compared to boys named as Wednesday “aggressive short tempered.” found 22% of violent crimes committed by Wednesdays compared to 6.9% of Mondays.
