Self Fulfilling Prophecy as an Explanation of Crime

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  • Created by: katie
  • Created on: 24-04-15 20:02
what is the formula for self fulfilling prophecy
prophecy set + expectations = prophecy fulfilled
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describe the steps of the formula
individual establishes a belief about someone and expects them to act in a certain way to fit this label and so treats them accordingly. this results in the person living up to this label and doing the behaviour they were expected to do
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use an example to explain the formula
mum labels her son as being a thug because has a stereotype that all young people wearing hoodies are thugs. because of this she hides all the knives in the house because she expects her son to stab someone. as a result, he stabs someon
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define labelling
a typically negative title given to someone based on a stereotype e.g. criminal
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define stereotype
a view about a group of people based on little or no evidence e.g. all people that wear hoodies will stab people
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reductionist
doesn't consider individual differences - why some people try to overcome labels and others succumb to SFP
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Jahoda
tribe believed behaviour determined by day of birth: said wednesday births will be aggressive. more wednesday births in crime records. evidence of SFP
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ethics
unethical to test this theory because you cannot create a negative false belief about someone that cannot be overwritten
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reliability
lack of lab experiment research with tight controls which would be reliable; only valid research and so
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applicability
applicable to explaining recidivism as when criminal tries to reinsert into society, they are labelled still as a criminal and so the prophecy is fulfilled yet again
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evidence
there is evidence from another subject, sociology, that links crime with SFP and labelling which suggests reliability
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