Interactionism and labelling

Cards (4)

  • Social construction if crime= Becker social groups use the "deviant" label to create outsiders
  • Types of deviance= Lemert identitied
    . Primary deviance (unlabelled minor offenses)
    . Secondary deviance (labelled criminal becomes a "master status"
  • Deviant amplification spiral= Cohen says media creates "folk devils"
  • Mental health= Durkhiems "Le suicide" said causes lie in show effective social integration has been