SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: People V. Turner, Symbolic Interactionism, Labeling Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2070
• Professor: Patrick Parnaby

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Interpretivist approaches labelling theory: origins in symbolic interactionism. Born into the social system interact via symbolic communication (shared meaning) Ou(cid:396) se(cid:374)se of (cid:858)self(cid:859) e(cid:373)e(cid:396)ges (cid:448)ia sy(cid:373)(cid:271)oli(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) the (cid:858)i(cid:859) source of impulse and action the (cid:858)(cid:373)e(cid:859) awareness of oneself as meaningful object relative to others. Se(cid:374)se of (cid:858)self(cid:859) (cid:894)(cid:449)ho (cid:449)e a(cid:396)e, ho(cid:449) (cid:449)e should (cid:271)eha(cid:448)e et(cid:272). (cid:895) is, i(cid:374) pa(cid:396)t, a product of how others perceive us: meaning its a product of social interaction, nothing is inherently deviant. (cid:862)de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)(cid:272)e: is a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g la(cid:271)eled as su(cid:272)h th(cid:396)ough sy(cid:373)(cid:271)oli(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (becker 1963) What are the effects: primary vs. secondary deviance. Ho(cid:449) (cid:396)ea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s/la(cid:271)els lead to a (cid:862)(cid:396)eo(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)(cid:863) of self: primary. Violation of norms, but usually not serious. Act might be recognized and labelled, but seen as isolated. Deviant act does(cid:374)(cid:859)t defi(cid:374)e pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s role or status. La(cid:271)el is (cid:374)ot i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)alized; (cid:374)ot pa(cid:396)t of o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s se(cid:374)se of self: secondary. Violation of norms is persistent and more serious. De(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t la(cid:271)el is i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)alized as pa(cid:396)t of (cid:858)self(cid:859)