Interactionist Theory Flashcards
(5 cards)
Becker
Crime is a social construct - deviant behavior is that labelled into people of different C,G,E
Cicourel
Officer stereotypes often lead to concentrate on types of people more likely to offend, thus patrolling W/C areas
Lemert
Primary deviance - deviant acts not labelled as deviant
Secondary deviance - Deviant acts and individuals that have been labelled people may only see them according to the master status
Braithwaite
Reintegrative shaming - punishing in a way that strengthens bonds in society
Disintegrative shaming - Punishment which isolates the individual and causes secondary deviance
Douglas
Statistics tell us nothing about an individuals reasoning for committing suicide