Labelling theory Flashcards
1
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When does stereotyping occur?
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- Occurs when one characteristic or feature is applied to the whole group membership, based on a minority of those group members actually possessing that characteristics.
2
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What does a label mean?
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- Giving someone a label makes them inferior to the minority of the group.
3
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What are some examples of negative labels?
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- Stupid
- chav
- angry
4
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What are some examples of positive labels?
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- Intelligent
- High achievers
5
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What is retrospective labeling?
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- Where previous behaviours used to label a current behaviour.
6
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What is projecting label?
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- Uses a deviants behaviour identity to predict future behaviour.
7
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What does it mean to have a ‘stigma’ attached to the label?
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- Hard to remove an effect once that label is given.
8
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What is informal labeling?
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- Defined as the respondent’s perception of others thought of them as ‘bad; or ‘troublemaker’
9
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What is formal labeling?
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- It is defined as whether the respondent had ever been processed by the criminal justice system.
10
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What happens if someone is given a label?
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- Once the label is given, it is very hard to remove it
11
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How might stigma and stereotypes explain criminality?
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- They think they are attached to the label so they start to act on that label as they are given very little opportunity to prove otherwise.
12
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What is deviant/deviancy?
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- Any behaviour that breaks the law or goes against social norms.
13
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What is a label?
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- Involves a majority group considering a minority group as inferior.
14
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What is primary deviance?
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- Deviant acts before they are publicly labelled
15
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What is secondary deviance?
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- Deviant behaviour that results from being publicly labelled.
