Labeling Theory Worksheet (1)-1

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Labeling Theory Worksheet Names: ONLY FOR 0103 (MONDAYS @12PM) & 0104 (MONDAYS @1PM) SECTIONS There are 3 scenarios below. Please characterize each scenario as offering full, partial, or no support for labeling theory. Also identify which acts would be considered primary deviance and which would be considered secondary deviance. Please also comment on some of the punitive and collateral consequences of the actions that are included in the scenarios. If the scenario does not support labeling theory, is there another theory that you have learned about that would be supported by this scenario? 1. A student at a disadvantaged school has to do a group project with peers that engage in delinquent behavior. However, the delinquent peers convinced the student that the project was not important enough to work on, so the students did not turn in any assignment. That student received a poor grade in the class and ended up in summer school with their fellow delinquent peers. During this time, the students had an abundant amount of time after school during the summer months to get into trouble. This student was pressured into sneaking out of the house to go to parties where they engaged in underaged drinking and smoking weed. a. Support for Labeling Theory: b. Primary Deviance: c. Secondary Deviance: d. Punitive & Collateral Consequences: e. Other theories that could be applied: 2. There was a 2nd grade female student who was told that she had a learning disability and was placed into a class with other students who had similar
Labeling Theory Worksheet Names: disabilities. This student also came from a “broken” home in a disadvantaged neighborhood and the subliminal messaging around her indicated that she would not be able to go to college and get a good job. However, this student managed to overcome the obstacles that her learning disability created and took advanced courses in high school and went onto to earn a college degree. a. Support for Labeling Theory: b. Primary Deviance: c. Secondary Deviance: d. Punitive & Collateral Consequences: e. Other theories that could be applied: 3. There was a young mother who worked as a bank teller while trying to earn a vocational degree. Unfortunately she did not have enough money to cover one semester of tuition while also providing for her family. She decided to borrow some money from the bank illegally, but told herself that she would pay the money back. However, she got caught and was convicted of a felony. She spect some time in prison and was able to earn a certificate for a job that would hire convicted felons when she got out. She wet on to desist from any further crime in her life. a. Support for Labeling Theory: b. Primary Deviance: c. Secondary Deviance: d. Punitive & Collateral Consequences: e. Other theories that could be applied:
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