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Labelling Theory
Labelling theory says we're given labels which affect our behaviour
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The classic example of the labelling theory is the..... | Self-fulling prophecy of education failure |
What is the self fulling prophecy? | Where the child is labelled as a bad student and then goes on to actually become a bad student. |
Very strong labels can take on...... | Whats known as a master status. |
What does master status? | They replace an individuals other labels. For example someone that has been labelled a criminal could be seen as a criminal, nothing else. |
The labelling theory is a kind of Interpretivism | it says that the individual can chose to accept or reject labels. |