Interactionism + Crime

What is a labelling theory?

• Materialistic success is determined by the effort

• Behavior inherited as a result of strain and anomie

• Certain acts and behavior labelled as deviant/criminal – such behavior is then projected

Primary deviance is....

• An act of deviance that has not been socially labelled as deviant

• An act that has been labelled as deviant

Secondary deviance is....

• An act that has been labelled as deviant

• An act of deviance that has not been socially labelled as deviant

What is a self fulfilling prophecy?

• An act of deviance that has not been socially labelled as deviant

• The person accepts the label, then becomes the label – deviant or criminal

What is deviancy amplification?

• An act of deviance that has not been socially labelled as deviant

• The person becomes the label – deviant or criminal

• The difficulty for the 'deviant' person to change public opinions towards them

• An act that has been labelled as deviant