Author Question: Which of the following is an unreasonable criticism of labeling theory? a. Research has not ... (Read 89 times)

joe · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Which of the following is an unreasonable criticism of labeling theory?

a. Research has not demonstrated that formal labeling promotes greater commitment to deviance.
b. The theory has placed too much emphasis of official labeling.
c. Labeling theorists place too much emphasis on specifying the causes of crime.
d. The idea of radical nonintervention is out of step with the law and order mentality of the current era in the U.S.

Question 2

The Rosenhan study, in which pseudopatients had themselves admitted to mental hospitals, is a strong indicator of the value of _____ in mental illness.

a. labeling theory
b. the medicalization of deviance
c. Freudian psychoanalysis
d. the repression stage of the cycle relating to social views of deviance