GWU SOC 2135 Chapter 5 questions well answered already passed

GWU SOC 2135 Chapter 5 questions
well answered already passed

Social Reaction Theory (Labeling theory) - correct answer ✔✔the view that people become
criminals when significant members of society label them as such and they accept those labels
as a personal identity

Involves symbolic interaction and status symbols



Kai Erickson argued... - correct answer ✔✔"Deviance is not a property inherent in certain forms
of behavior, it is a property conferred upon those forms by the audience which directly or
indirectly witnesses them."



Primary deviance - correct answer ✔✔Norm violations that have very little influence on the
actor and can be quickly forgotten and/or overlooked



Secondary deviance - correct answer ✔✔Deviant acts that define the actor and create a new
identity



Becker's Fourfold Model of Labeling - correct answer ✔✔four possible outcomes develop in the
relationship between labeling and delinquent or other deviant behaviors:

Pure deviant

Secret deviant

Falsely accused

Conformist



Stages in the Labeling Process - correct answer ✔✔Reshaping identity

Retrospective reading