CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Learning Theory, Restorative Justice, Semiotics
24 Mar 2017
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Labelling theory- moral entrepreneurs, moral panics, folk devils. Lead to the development of labelling theory. Mead- social psychology at uni of chicago. Labelling theory connected to symbolic interactionism because of discussion about the developmnet of ideneityt, self image and self concept. Symbolic interactionist felt that favourable and unfavourable responses form others in society would contribute to development of positive or negative self image. Events have different meanings for different people with different experiences in different context of social situations. Meaning and the conception of self arise thorugh social interaction (meanigna nd our self image are socially constructed) Labelling theory emerged in later 1950s and early 1960s. Grwing concerns about racial discrimination, social inequality and civil rights. Emergence of diversion programs arrived at preventing juveniles from being stigmatized and being set on path of crime. Concern about the label juvenile delinquent criminal becoming a self fulfilling prophecy. The dramatization of evil, a tag beinga pplied to identify child as delinquent.
