SOC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Labeling Theory
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Flipping or anything, that they"re gonna be all right. You have to just talk them out of being afraid. Keep talking to them, reassuring, telling them it"s all right. As you can see, what starts as an unpleasant experience becomes a desirable and sought-after one. In the end, with some help from one"s peers, the user begins to regard being high as fun. In simple terms, the individual not only has learned a deviant act but has learned to enjoy it as well. The idea that deviance, like conformity, is learned behavior has added a great deal to our understanding of human behavior. The traditional view of deviance focuses on why and how individuals commit deviant acts. These theories tend to take for granted that some acts are deviant and others are not.
