Labelling Theory Quiz

Which concept involves ignoring all other aspects of a person except for one type of act they have committed?

• Master status

• Social construction

• Labelling

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

What is the initial stage of deviance called?

• Secondary deviance

• Deviant career

• Primary deviance

• Cultural capital

What does secondary deviance result in?

• Acceptance by society

• Reinforcement of the deviant label

• Elimination of the deviant label

• No impact on the individual

How many times per year did the average British person break the law according to the 2015 survey?

• 10 times

• 17 times

• 25 times

• 5 times

What is the main goal of moral entrepreneurs according to labeling theory?

• To create scientific evidence

• To promote moral panics

• To educate the public

• To resolve social issues

Who proposed the idea that "deviance is in the eye of the beholder"?

• Howard Becker

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

What year is associated with Howard Becker's theory on deviance?

• 1970

• 1965

• 1980

• 1990

According to Howard Becker, what defines a deviant act?

• The act itself

• The reaction to the act

• The frequency of the act

• The legality of the act

What does Howard Becker suggest about labels in his 1963 work "Outsiders"?

• Labels have no impact on an individual's identity.

• Labels define an individual as a particular kind of person.

• Labels are always positive and empowering.

• Labels are irrelevant in social interactions.

What does Becker suggest about the neutrality of labels?

• Labels are always neutral.

• Labels are never neutral.

• Labels are sometimes neutral.

• Labels are neutral in certain contexts.