« previous next »

Author Question: Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary ... (Read 66 times)

WhattoUnderstand

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 517
on: Jul 2, 2018
Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?
 
  What is an Ideal response?

Question 2

The objective reality of social problems is
 
  demonstrated by the fact that some social conditions, which can be identified as such in any given place or time, induce material and psychic suffering for entire segments of the population.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


eliasc0401

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 338
Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Howard S. Becker states that whether behavior is defined as deviant or not depends on how people define and respond to the behavior.
 Labeling theory is the idea that crime and all other forms of rule breaking result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions.
 Edwin Lemert explored how individuals can be changed by the labels that people apply to their behavior. He believed that primary deviance (incidents with only passing significance) can lead to secondary deviance and a deviant identity.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: TRUE


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Astigmatism is the most common vision problem. It may accompany nearsightedness or farsightedness. It is usually caused by an irregularly shaped cornea, but sometimes it is the result of an irregularly shaped lens. Either type can be corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.

Did you know?

The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.

Did you know?

Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.

Did you know?

Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).

Did you know?

Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.

The difference between AZT-sensitive versus AZT-resistant reverse transcriptases The difference between AZT-sensitive versus AZT-resistant reverse transcriptases
Lip Abnormalities, Chancre from Primary Syphilis Lip Abnormalities, Chancre from Primary Syphilis
Example of “drug facts” labeling on the box of an OTC drug. Example of “drug facts” labeling on the box of an OTC drug.
Primary succession Primary succession
Comparing the structure of a primary shoot from (A) a monocot and (b) a eudicot. Comparing the structure of a primary shoot from (A) a monocot and (b) a eudicot.
Primary growth in a root Primary growth in a root
Video: Hormonal regulation of pregnancy - weeks 2 through 38

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library