Interactionist

• Summarise interactionist view of YC

  • Interactionism a social action theory. Interaction is on how labelling often young people to cultures like school subculture and gangs.
  • Labelling from media and education can also make young people appear more deviant than they are
• How does labelling as an outsider lead to people joining ASSCs?

  • Becker argued society create deviance by creating rules and laws people seen breaking these are labelled as outsiders
  • Agents of social control may label people as outsiders which may have more of effect on young people
  • It could become a self of feeling prophecy or they may be rejected from mainstream and create groups of outsiders
• how does labelling by the police make ethnic minorities appear more deviant than white youths?

  • Reina argued the police have a canteen culture (people in the workplace share set of prejudice values)
  • Police assume young ethnic minorities are part of DYC
  • Interactionists may argue the increased stop and searches on ethnic minorities is a form of labeling- labeling innocent people as criminals
  • Cicourel said police have a stereotypical view of a typical delinquent (young, ethnic minority, male)
• How did the media create moral panics about mods and rockers?

  • Cohen researched minor scuffles between mods and rockers, which we’re dealt with by the police.
  • However the media sensationalised the events and made it seem more violent and wide spread
  • The media created deviancy amplification as more people wanted to take part to get 5 minutes of fame
• How did the media create moral panics about the hippies?

  • Young aques there was a moral panic around drug use and hippies
  • Police began to target hippies, they became more isolated from society and drug use became their central actiby
  • They ended up taking more hard core drugs like cocaine and heroine, which got more attention from police, became a self-fufiling prophecy and caused deviancy amplification
• How did the media create moral panics about youths wearing hoodies?

  • Fawbert studied newspaper reports on youths wearing hoodies
  • Bluewater shopping centre banned hoodies due to issues with hoodies and shop lifting
  • There was little evidence but the media reported it and 'hoodies' became a common term for a criminal and sales increased
• How does labeling in education lead young people to join DYC?

  • Teachers have power and authority and so their labels are more likely to have an impact
  • Gilborn found Black children were treated differently and penalised more harshly by teachers
  • They then retreat ASSC's to avoid racism which causes more conflict
• How does labeling make WC youths look more deviant than MC youths?

  • Chambliss's study highlights the power of social labeling and perceptions of class in influencing how people are treated, regardless of their actual behavior. The Saints and Roughnecks had similar behavior, but their different social statuses led to vastly different life outcomes.
  • Roughnecks were perceived as more deviant due to their, clothes, family and where they did their deviance