POLS 1400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Labeling Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

How reactions/labels lead to a (cid:858)reorga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)(cid:859) of self. There are two different kinds of deviant behaviors (primary and secondary) De(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t la(cid:271)el is i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)alized as part of (cid:858)self(cid:859) The world around the individual begins to change. Status and social roles become centered around the label (deviant identity) Conventional opportunities are limited (job, education, and trouble making friends) I(cid:374)dulges i(cid:374) de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior at a (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g age (cid:862)e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith pres(cid:272)riptio(cid:374) drugs(cid:863) at the age of 16. A(cid:373)(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)tio(cid:374)al opportu(cid:374)ities (cid:449)ith (cid:858)trou(cid:271)le-(cid:373)aki(cid:374)g frie(cid:374)ds(cid:859) that he would play basketball with while he skipped counselling meetings on. Tuesda(cid:455)(cid:859)s a(cid:374)d thursda(cid:455)(cid:859)s: sam also gets fired from his job. Sam recognizes his reputation on the street for (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t to (cid:271)e (cid:862)true. (cid:863) As sam grows older (16-18) the world around him starts to change. Sam has (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e a drug user, depleted his dad(cid:859)s stash a(cid:374)d (cid:271)u(cid:455)s drugs off the streets.