4 CD interactionism and crime

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outline the general interactionist view
believe that most people commit deviant acts of some kind and therefore it is pointless finding the difference between criminal and non criminal- we should look for reaction of society and to label.
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what does Becker argue?
no act is deviant in itself, labels make them deviant.
he argues that people who break constructed rules are labelled as outsiders.
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What example does Becker use?
Becker argues that the laws on cannabis use in the US depend on where a person lives. a person who chooses to use it where it is illegal is labelled as deviant compared to in other states where it is seen as normal accepted. the act in itself is not devia
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What is master status?
this is where the label becomes the criminals defining feature.
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outline the process of the master status and self fulfilling prophecy
1. act is committed 2.act and person is labelled as criminal. 3. label can be rejected if PD. 4. criminal label is likely to be accepted. 5. leads t self fulfilling prophecy. 6. becomes master status. 7. leads to deviant career. 8. become vulnerable to su
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what are moral entrepreneurs and what do they do?
moral entrepreneurs are people who campaign for a change in the law either to benefit themselves or society.
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What is a moral crusade?
a moral crusade for an act to be seen as deviant.
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what are the issues with Becker's theory on moral entrepreneurs?
1. the theory doesn't state that the moral entrepreneurs are the bourgeoisie. 2. only gives voice to the slightly deviant.
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What was Malinowski's study?
studied traditional culture on a pacific island, found that youth had killed him self after being accused of incest, his affair with his cousin became to obvious and the islanders reacted with abuse and the offenders were driven to suicide.
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What was the conclusion of Malinowski's study?
Concluded that most islanders expressed disgust but then it was revealed that incest was not uncommon and not that frowned upon unless they were indiscreet.
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What are the two types of deviance suggested by Lemert?
primary deviance- deviant acts that have not been publically labeled. normally of little importance.
Secondary deviance- deviant acts which result from being publicly labelled.
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What was Lemert's study?
Found that Canadian inuits had chronic stammering. Suggested that this was because of the importance stressed on public speaking in the culture, they were humiliated for mistakes.
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How can Lemert's study be linked to primary and secondary deviance?
chronic stammering (secondary deviance) was a response to the parents reaction to minor speech defects (primary deviance).
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What did Reiss suggest?
argued that labelling was open to negotiation.
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What was Reiss' study?
studied male prostitutes and found that they saw themselves as straight even though they slept with men.
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What did Cicourel suggest?
Labelling leads to typifications and stereotyping- those who committed certain crimes were said to share characteristics- caused them to ignore other groups.
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What did Cicourel find about police?
found that police had a "canteen culture" in which they used flippant comments and stereotypes when discussing criminals during their break which they then took into work.
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What is a moral panic?
an outcry including the police, politicians, media and the public about a deviant issue.
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What did Cohen find in his study of folk devils and moral panics?
studied mods and rockers in 1964. he studied the way violence between them were presented in the media, arguing that there 3 different perspectives of the event.
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What were Cohen's 3 perspectives of the event?
1. the people involved 2. the middle class magistrates 3. the news reporter
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How does a moral panic form? (5)
1.newspaper present group negatively 2.create folk and list characteristics 3.reason behind crimes simplified 4.moral entrepreneurs act for change. 5.public become aware and report more.
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how does a moral panic form?
6.authorities react to demand and discipline group. 7.group becomes deviant/underground. 8. stats prove media right.
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What are the strengths of the interactionist theory?
1. only theory that covers reaction to crime. 2.Focusses on the individual and not society.
3.Recognizes power of media when labelling.
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What would the new right say about the interactionist theory of crime?
it victimises the offender and blames society by saying the label is the reason they become a criminal when they make an active choice to commit a crime
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what would marxists say about labelling theory and crime?
that working class crime is the only crime that is labelled and the bourgeoisie are not labelled for their crimes. it ignores that moral entrepreneurs are the bourgeoisie who make laws in favour of capitalism and that the media makes the working class fol
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what would functionalist say about labelling and crime?
merton - crime is not a result of labelling it is a result of strain
Durkheim - secondary deviance reaffirms boundaries
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what would post modernists say about labelling and crime?
labelling is deterministic - we have a pick n mix society with much more flexible choice of identity and can actively reject labels
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what do left realists say about labelling and crime?
argue that crime is caused by inequality not labels
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