Welcome to Week 13!

Overview

This week we will learn about the labeling theory. Originating in the mid-to-late-1960s in the United States at a moment of tremendous political and cultural conflict, labeling theorists brought to center stage the role of government agencies, and social processes in general, in the creation of deviance and crime. We will also learn about ideas proposed by John Braithwaite on reintegrative shaming.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the week, you will be able to:

• Discuss primary and secondary deviance.
• Summarize the foundational ideas of labeling theory.
• Describe the basic assumptions of labeling theory.
• Describe reintegrative shaming according to John Braithwaite.
• Evaluate the research and criticism s of labeling theory.

Workflow

Reading

Chapter 10: Labeling Theory. In Tierney, John. Key Perspectives in Criminology, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bmcc/reader.action?docID=480635&ppg=101

Download the chapter here:

Key_Perspectives_in_Criminology_-_10_Labelling_Theory

Videos

Discussion Forum:

Discussion Forum 13: The School to Prison Pipeline

PowerPoint