1. Labeling
... deviant behavior is behavior that people so label." (Becker 9) So when a person is labeled for their deviant acts they are cut-off or pushed aside by society. This process creates outsiders loners, or outcast from society. After a person is view by everyone in their surroundings as deviant the natural reaction is to keep acting out in deviance. Labeling theory is very ... ...
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