6. Which behaviour is seen as contravening the rules of society?
deviant
individualistic
juvenile
7. One advantage of labelling theory is...
It shows that labelling results from the perceptions of the agents of social control
According to Becker, social groups create deviance by making rules whose infraction causes deviance, but who are these peoplle who make rules and why do they make them?
It fails to explain why certain types of people are selected as likely deviants but not others
8. Which particular groups in society are the police said to target?
young unemployed men, generally from an ethnic minority or the working class
young unemployed women, generally from an ethnic minority or the working class
young unemployed men, generally from an ethnic minority or the middle class
9. One advantage of labelling theory is...
It has drawn attention to the importance of labelling and shows how the process can develop deviant behaviour
According to Becker, social groups create deviance by making rules whose infraction causes deviance, but who are these peoplle who make rules and why do they make them?
Deviance is not simply created by a label, people don't become burglars just because of a label.
10. 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.
11. What did Lemert define primary deviance as?
deviant acts which haven't been publically labelled, these have little effect on our identity or status
deviant acts which have been publically labelled, these have an effect on our identity or status
12. Why were the Saints not seen as delinquent in Chambliss' study?
They rarely came into contact with police as their deviant behaviour occured out of town
They were labelled as such by the police and local community as their deviance took place in the town
13. What happened to the middle class minority who were arrested in Cicourel's study?
They were councelled, cautioned or charged by juvenile offers
They were councelled, cautioned and released by juvenile officers
They were councelled, cautioned and released by senior officers
14. Why were the Roughnecks seen as delinquent in Chambliss' study?
They were labelled as such by the police and local community as their deviance took place in the town
They rarely came into contact with police as their deviant behaviour occured out of town
15. One disadvantage of labelling theory is...
It shows that labelling results from the perceptions of the agents of social control
According to Becker, social groups create deviance by making rules whose infraction causes deviance, but who are these peoplle who make rules and why do they make them?
It has drawn attention to the importance of labelling and shows how the process can develop deviant behaviour
16. What can public labelling result in?
self-fulfilling prophecy
development of egoism
self-fulfilled prophecy
17. What causes the creation of a master status?
The labelling of people as gang members
The labelling of people as deviant
The negative labelling of people
18. What did Cicourel find in his study?
Police officers held similar pictures of the 'typical delinquent' and young people who fitted this stereotype were more likely to be arrested
Police officers held different pictures of the 'typical delinquent' and young people who fitted these stereotypes were more likely to be arrested
Criminals held similar pictures of the 'typical delinquent' and young people who fitted this stereotype were more likely to be arrested
19. What did Lemert (1972) make a distinction between?
primary and secondary deviance
primary and tertiary deviance
secondary and tertiary deviance
20. 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
