CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Juvenile Delinquency, Symbolic Interactionism, Frank Tannenbaum
15 Mar 2016
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Labelling theory-labels on paricular things and the labels have negaive or posiive consequences. The role of linguisic interacion in dev social idenity and funcioning according to shared norms and values. Labelling: a form of sigma, imposed on a person, making it diicult for them to live a normal life. Label: criminal: hard to get a job, react negaively to the emoional content of the label, become frustrated. Frustraion created by the placement of a negaive label (eg. criminal) may moivate criminal behavior. Labelling theory connected to symbolic interacionism because of discussion about the development of idenity, self-image, and self-concept. Symbolic interacionists felt that favourable and unfav res from others in society would contribute to the development of pos or negaive self-image. Events can have diferent meanings for diferent people with diferent experiences in dif contexts or social situaions. Meaning and the concepion of self arise through social interacion (meaning and our self-image are socially contructed)
