Sociologists - interactionalism

Question 1

S.Cohen

Answer 1

Folk devils and moral panics - reaction to the mods and rockers press reaction. Lead to deviancy amplification

Question 2

Becker

Answer 2

Labelling theory - powerful label the lower status individuals as a form of social control

Question 3

Lemert

Answer 3

Primary deviance - acts not publicly labelled
Secondary deviance - acts which are labelled - leads to a master status and a deviant career

Question 4

Douglas rejects the use of what?

Answer 4

offical statistics when examining suicide

Question 5

what does Douglas say about statistics?

Answer 5

tell us nothing about the meaning behind an individuals decision

Question 6

Braithwaite - two types of shaming?

Answer 6

Reintegrative and Disintegrative

Question 7

braithwaite - Reintegrative shaming

Answer 7

punishes them in a way that strengthens their bonds with society

Question 8

braithwaite disintegrative shaming

Answer 8

punishment which isolates the individual

Question 9

what do intereactionists focus on?

Answer 9

social construction of crime

Question 10

what is meant by the social construction of crime?

Answer 10

an act only becomes deviant when labelled as such - through reaction