Topic 2 Crime: Interactionism And Labelling Theory Flashcards
(25 cards)
Define Moral Entrepreneurs
People who lead a moral crusade to change the law
According to Becker what happens as a result of creating new laws
The people who continue to break that law become outsiders
Define outsiders
People who continue to break a new law
Define Typification
Common sense theories or stereotypes of what the typical delinquent is like
Which sociologist talks about Outsiders
Becker
Which sociologist talks about Typifications
Cicourel
What is the impact of police typifications on the behaviour of the police
They may be more judgmental of W/C or black people
What does typifications impact
Crime statistics
According to interactionists what do crime statistics tell us
The activities of the police and prosecutors
Define The Dark Figure of Crime
Difference between official statistics and the real rate of crime
Define Master Status
When an individual is labelled and others see them as only that label
Define Deviant Career
When an individual can’t return their status to normal so they pursue they’re deviant one
Define Moral Panic
An exaggerated over reaction by society to a perceived problem
Which sociologist distinguishes between primary and secondary deviance
Lemert
Define Primary deviance
When a deviant act doesn’t get you labelled
Define Secondary Deviance
When someone’s deviant label becomes their master status affecting their self concept and causing a self fulfilling prophecy leading to more deviance
Which real life example supports labelling from the police as a method to causing crime
Young (Drug takers in Notting Hill)
Give 3 features of Young’s research on Drug Takers in Notting Hill
Drugs were it apart of the Hippies lifestyle
Police would arrest them and see them as criminals
Hippies responded by developing a deviant subculture
How does Downes and Rock criticise labelling theory
As we can’t predict whether someone who has been labelled will follow a deviant career
Which sociologist talks about the 2 different types of shaming
Braithwaite
What are the 2 different types of shaming Braithwaite talks about
Disintegrative shaming
Reintegrative shaming
Define Disintegrative shaming
When crime and criminal is labelled as bad so the offender is excluded from society
Define Reintegrative shaming
Crime is labelled as bad but not the person
What evidence does Braithwaite use to show that Reintegrative shaming leads to a reduction in crime
In areas that use reintegrative shaming crime rates tend to be lower
