1. The Societal Reaction Perspect
... juvenile delinquent. The third stage is characterized by the differential treatment of the individual on the basis of their new deviant label. Kitsuse also explains that during this stage documentary interpretation occurs, in which the reactors will search, and redefine events involving the deviant as contributing factors, and early evidence of the deviance. Although the work of Lemert, Becker and Kitsuse ... formed from the process of deviance. Becker's use of master status helps him explain how the differential treatment occurs, while Lemert speaks of deviance in an objective sense. K...
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