... . The main idea of looking glass self is that one defines themselves according to how society perceives them (www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/becker.htm.) George Mead's contributions to labeling theory is the self is a product ones own self perception of social symbols and interaction. This ... that is how society views that individual. After being labeled deviant and accepting the label an individual is more likely to keep committing crimes. Howard Becker, the founder of labeling theory, states that ""Deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence o...

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