CRMN 2030U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Labeling Theory, Social Control, Jeremy Bentham
23 Oct 2017
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Positivist theories, in general, stray towards the _________ side of the objective- subjective continuum: objective, subjective, neutral, south. Critical and interpretive theories: subjective end of continuum. Critical and interpretive theories: perceptions, reactions and the role of power. Emphasis: something that might be unique and unrepeatable. (ashley and orenstein, Boundaries between interpretive and critical theories: more ambiguous than positivists. We imagine how we look to others: significant others importance. Individuals whom are important to us: family, significant other, friends, generalized others generic. Little acts of rule breaking that are seldom noticed and rarely caught by others. (bereska, 81) Characteristic by which others identify you. (bereska 81) Backstage selves: how we talk to family, friends, significant others. Deviance label managing impressions more difficult because of spoiled identity. Leave criminal ways behind return to community with full acceptance. Early theorists labelled individual powerless, passive recipient; label irreversible consequences. Hypothesis: reintegrative shaming increases compliance with law.
