Interactionism and Labelling

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  • Created on: 12-05-19 17:13
Who is the key theorist associated with this theory?
Tannenbaum
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what is the title of Tannenbaum's text?
'dramatization of evil'
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when was this theory developed?
1960
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crime is a social construct - how?
behaviours are not viewed as crimes until they become labelled as such. what is 'criminal' is not fixed and varies across time, culture and situation.
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who makes the laws?
those with power
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what are the two stages of deviance?
primary and secondary
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explain primary deviance
commission of an unlablled act. most people do it so it is not labelled deviant.
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explain secondary deviance
behaviour which has already been labelled as deviant by society.
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explain internalisation
when the community labels the actions of an individual as evil, eventually the individual themselves becomes labelled as evil.
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what can internalisation lead to?
self fulfilling prophecy
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what is self fulfulling prophecy?
when an individual shapes their behaviour to match the view society has on them
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what is Tannenbaums approach on labelling?
evil is dramatized by isolating the individual and treating them differently - this causes the internalisation and self redefinition, encouraging crime.
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explain symbolic interactionism
deviance is not something inherent in certain forms of behaviour - it is something deliberated on certain forms of behaviour by an audience.
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how does labelling theory view criminals as victims?
they are victims of an unequal society
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apply 'dramatization of evil' to criminals
after being in prison, reintergration into society is difficult - they are viewed as criminal by society which affects job prospects and the ways they are treated by others - causes criminal to reoffend as that is what they know.
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apply the theory to homeless people
the homeless are marginalised - not allowed bank account or access to GP without address which pushes them further away as outsiders.
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how did the home office agree with this theory?
they suggested in 1990 that prisons are an expensive way of making bad people worse.
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explain the impact this theory had on juvenile justice
social workers tried to limit the extent of which juvenile offenders became entangled with the CJS - cautions rather than prosecutions and those prosecuted were protected and kept out of prisons
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