CRIME AND DEVIANCE: INTERACTIONISM

1. How & why certain acts are defined as deviant. 2. Who gets labelled? 3. The effects of labelling. 1. How & why certain acts are defined as deviant - Becker. Main man: Becker – the ‘godfather’ of labelling theory. Main quotation: “Deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label.” In other words – There is really no such thing ... ................
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