Crime and Deviance- Labelling Theory
Labelling theory quiz for AQA Sociology A Level
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- Created on: 23-01-15 19:18
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2. One advantage of labelling theory is...
- It fails to explain why certain types of people are selected as likely deviants but not others
- It shows certain types of people are singled out for labelling
- Deviance is not simply created by a label, people don't become burglars just because of a label.
3. What did Jock Young's study of the hippie marijuana users show?
- Society targetting the hippie users, the act of marijuana use became of greater value to the group due to this targetting and a deviant subculture developed
- The police targetting the hippie users, the act of marijuana use became of greater value to the group due to this targetting and a deviant subculture developed
- The police targetting the hippie users, the act of marijuana use became of less value to the group due to this targetting and a positive subculture developed
4. What can public labelling result in?
- self-fulfilled prophecy
- self-fulfilling prophecy
- development of egoism
5. What occurs when someone is given a master status?
- It overides all other statuses, the individual is now only seen as a positive individual
- It overides all other statuses, the individual is now only seen as a criminal.
- It is less significant than all other statuses, the individual is not seen as a criminal.
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