interactionist explanations

Question 1

Deviant career

Answer 1

Progressive involvement in deviant lifestyle e.g. Gradual movement from petty crime to serious offending

Question 2

Stigma

Answer 2

Mark of disgrace that spoils identity e.g. Criminal record prevents employment and maintains outsider status

Question 3

Folk devils

Answer 3

Groups identified as threats to society e.g. Mods and Rockers in 1960s Media coverage of “gang culture” leads to more young people joining gangs

Question 4

Primary deviance

Answer 4

Initial deviant acts before labelling e.g. Person shoplifts once but isn’t caught

Question 5

Deviance amplification

Answer 5

Process where control attempts increase deviance e.g. Media coverage of “gang culture” leads to more young people joining gangs

Question 6

Master status

Answer 6

Dominant identity that overrides all other statuses e.g. Person known primarily as “ex-convict” rather than father/employee

Question 7

Typifications

Answer 7

Stereotypical images used by officials e.g. Police assume young people in hoodies are likely criminals

Question 8

Moral panic

Answer 8

Exaggerated reaction to perceived threat e.g. Media hysteria about knife crime

Question 9

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 9

When expectations cause behaviour that confirms them e.g. Person treated as criminal begins to act criminally

Question 10

Secondary deviance

Answer 10

Deviance that results from societal reaction and labelling e.g. After being labelled “thief”, person commits further theft