self fullfilling propbhecy Flashcards
how does self -fullfillign prophecy differ from labeling theory
labelling theory is the act of just assighning a label where as a self-fullfilling prophecy is the impact this label then has on the individualto go and fullfill the label
what is a self fullfilling prophecy
when an individual fulfills the label they where given
what is the starting point of self-fulling prophecy
our belifes
what do our belifies then do
influence our actions
what does the influence of our actions do
impact others belifes
what does the impact of others belifies do
cause others actions towards us
what does the cause of others actions towards us impact
our belifies about ourselves
pete is 24 yrs old and has a long criminal histroy including burglary theft and drug related offences. pete has spent most of his life living alone with his mother. his father is currently in prision for commiting a burglary. at age 15 pete dropped out of school, prefering to socialise with friends and play truant
discuss petes behaviour using explanations from criminal osychology you must make referance to context in your answer (8marks)
pete would be given the label of a criminal at a very early age
expalin the role of individual differances in biological and social theories that explain criminal behaviour
social learning theory- different individuals will have different role models, for example one individual may have a criminal role modle and so exhibit criminal behaviour
one strength of this is research by farrington who found that 4% of 400 family members accounted for 50% of all convicts
t/f showing that family role models that are criminals influence other members to commit criminal acts
personality- mcdirk and mcdougl found 100 delinquients scored highly on PEN compared to 100 non deliquents
t/f suggesting that the individual differnaces of personality traits can attribute to criminal behaviour
self fullfilling prophecy- depending on how you internalise a label criminal labels will affect how you exhibit those criminal actions
one strength of this is supporting research by johda. johda studied the days of the week when they where born one having a different ‘soul’ to the others born on a different day. children born on a wednesday where more aggressive than those born on a monday
t/f suugesting that internalisng labels given by societ can lead to individual internalising those ideals and acting on them in a criminal way leading to criminal behaviour
