Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Edwin Sutherland, Labeling Theory, Egotism
4 Feb 2017
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Operate from symbolic interactionism perspective: how people interpret and de ne their social reality and the meanings they attach interactions. Not the act, but the label that others attach to the act. Tannenbaum (1938): tagging, dramatization of evil, and identity: tagging is when you apply a label to someone, you are transitioning from an evil act to becoming an evil person (identity) Howard becker: one of the most crucial steps in the process of building a stable pattern of deviant behavior is likely to be the experience of being caught and publicly labeled as a deviant. Primary deviance is the initial act of deviance. Secondary deviance occurs after, becomes the person"s lifestyle. Flowing from a variety of causes that are of no concern to labeling theorists. Offenders may come to accept labels and change their self-concepts to fit those labels. Delinquency and crime consequent to changes in self-concept.
