4.1 - Evaluation of the sociological theories - interactionalist

Question 1

Give 3 strengths of the labelling theory

Answer 1

1) It shows the lawis not a fixed set of rules to take for granted.
2)It shows the role of the media in defining and creating deviance and for producing moral panics.
3)It shifts focus on how police create crime by applying labels based on their sterotypes

Question 2

Give 2 limitations of the labelling theory

Answer 2

1)It doesn’t explain where the power to the label comes from
2)It fails to explain why some people commit acts of crime and deviance before they are actually labelled