SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CRIME : INTERACTIONISM Flashcards
what do interactionists say about crime?
it is subjective and is a result of assumptions
what do interactionists reject?
crime statistics/official statistics as they are socially constructed
what 2 names are important in interactionism?
Becker
Lemert
what does Becker talk about?
self fulfilling prophecy and how people will live up to their label
what does Lemert identify?
identifies the two types of deviance
what are the two types of deviance?
primary deviance which is deviance that hasn’t been labelled yet
secondary deviance which is deviance that has been labelled
what are strengths of interactionism?
recognises that everyone has the potential to become criminal
doesn’t blindly accept the ‘typical criminal’
what does interactionism not explain?
doesn’t explain the original act that took place
people can ______ their label
fight their label
people not commit crime because of a label they commit crime to…..
rebel
what does Becker say about a ‘deviant identity’?
that it controls people and leads them to live up to their label
what studies support interactionism?
Plummer
Malinowski
what does Plummer say?
deviant career is like homosexual career, surround yourself with deviant people, join subcultures
what does Malinowski say?
primary deviance of incest in a tribe, ignored
after secondary deviance, people were condemned
