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540 Week 5 Questions

How does labeling cause deviance ? What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance

According to the labeling theory that was developed and popularized by Howard S . Becker in conjunction with Frank Tannenbaum , the behavior of society to categorize persons into specific groups based on society 's perceptions about such people leads to deviance . As per this theory society invents , selects , and manipulates the convictions that negatively view certain behaviors before

placing the supposedly deviant people into such categories . The deviant person is thus regarded as being ethically inferior . Afterwards , deviants internalize such society-ascribed identities before ultimately beginning to act as per a certain label (Stark , 2007 . Deviants then assume unexpected behaviors in a bid to obey the rules of the assigned label

Primary deviance is evident when deviance demonstrates itself before society categorizes such behavior as constituting deviance . In addition it is the deviance that is placed onto an individual via the acts of reporting or confession . Conversely , secondary deviance exhibits itself after one has committed a societal wrong , has attracted societal reaction by being categorized as a deviant , and has internalized the deviance . The deviant then adopts the behavior that made them to be classified as deviants

What are some examples of master status not in the text ? What are traits associated with them ? How do those assumed traits affect our perceptions of people with that status

Some illustrations of master statuses include...