CRM 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Labeling Theory, Florian Znaniecki, Group Conflict
3 Apr 2018
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Context abelling theory, labelling theorists are generally uninterested in the causes of crime, and are more interested in the reactions to crime. Deterministic: those whose interests conflict with the interests represented in law must either change their behaviour or possibly find it defined criminal. Law enforcement efforts and judicial activity are likely to be increased when the interests of the powerful are threatened by the opposition"s behaviour. Sees people as powerless and get labelled as deviant by society. Positive labelling: not all labels are negative. Questioning power: all the theories share in different. What about primary deviance? ways, by allowing us to understand the mechanism to understand the mechanism of power of certain things. Consensus is hard to found in society: the 5 principles of pluralism, society consists of many diverse groups. Pluralism: each group has its own identity, within groups, there are elements to allow diversity (e. g. age, sex, etc. )
