labelling theory(interactionist theory)
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- Created by: Rhianna Hall
- Created on: 13-06-14 12:25
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- labelling theory(interactionist theory)
- Conc
- foc on how labelling affects our self-concept => SFP
- how master status => dev
- bring attention to media -stigmatisation
- better und if merge all theories together
- BB/ origins
- process of labelling - crime = product of interaction in soc
- Becker - took ethnographic approach - emerged himself in their culture
- social inst e.g. police adopt stereotype & gen soc reaction - social constructionism
- dev = relative - "deviant behaviour is behaviour so labelled"
- not the act that is imp, but how we define it - time, place, culture etc - e.g. marijuana act, discrim of homo
- Sel pol
- where pol have pre-set stereo of crims & are biased in their actions
- Becker - m/c parents can nego child out of trouble - pol act differently to w/c & m/c dev beh
- Cicourel - w/c areas patrolled w/ > arrests that filled their descriptions
- found probation officers used stereo about pov & broken homes
- jurors acted same way in trials - > likely to suspend & try as guilty based on social char's
- EVAL
- are crims who don't fit stereo
- > fem being arrested
- not everyone in pol stereo are crim
- effects of labelling
- affects self-concept
- where we absorb label given to us by soc reac - label turns into SFP as we accept label
- due to stigmatisation (attach neg label)
- leads to dev career - therefore leads to subc formed of like wise people
- due to stigmatisation (attach neg label)
- where we absorb label given to us by soc reac - label turns into SFP as we accept label
- Becker - master status - stands out most - usually dev lael - will become label - SFP - makes crime worse
- get rej f/ soc - therefore enter dev career - becomes way of life
- Goffman - makes them form subc (coll id)
- how others see us afects how we act - research into career of Marijuana user - move f/ novice to expert - subc
- Goffman - makes them form subc (coll id)
- get rej f/ soc - therefore enter dev career - becomes way of life
- Goffman - makes them form subc (coll id)
- how others see us afects how we act - research into career of Marijuana user - move f/ novice to expert - subc
- Lemert
- affects self-concept
- dev amp
- how dev increases via soc reaction - role of media = main focus
- implications
- soc creates > lev of dev
- media are prob- infuence public opinion, role of police, courts & politicians
- Cohen - mods & rockers - folk dev & mor pan
- media = vehicle for re-est soc order & exag soc prob (m.p)
- id source of prob (f.d) e.g. Nazi-G
- media = vehicle for re-est soc order & exag soc prob (m.p)
- dev amp cycle
- EVAL
- doesn't take into cosid other theories - subc = status f; funct = crime is functional; m/c crime (w.c.c)
- doesn't ask why action was done e.g. stealing
- > attention needed on beh that created dev label
- deterministic
- why do people commit crime if don't have a label?
- Conc
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