the labeling perspective Becker said, its a mistake to see deviance as simply the breaking of some a

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the labeling perspective Becker said, its
a mistake to see deviance as simply the breaking
of some agreed upon rule (1) social meaning
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Becker Outsiders - the subjective
experience of marijuana is structured more by the
social meanings and perceptions than by
biological or pharmacalogical factors 
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each of us differs in the meaning we
attach to our own behavior or that of others  
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(2) Societal reactionIt is not that
homicide would not exist without a label, but
that only after a societal reaction to it, in
varying degrees, is meaning and then consequence
attached to it (it all comes out in the
wash)(its not dirty until you try and clean
it) 
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Tannenbaum (1920s)the communitys
condemnation of delinquent behavior changes into
a view of the offender as a delinquent person. 
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Lemertdidnt go quite as far as saying
that the reaction causes subsequent deviance,
although subsequent studies have made that
connection 
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Stigmaa sign of disgrace imposed on an
individual. Interestingly in early Christian
times it referred to the bodily signs of holy
grace, and then redefined as a medical allusion
of these signs, as outward signs of physical
disorder. 
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naming carries the stigmacripples,
gimps, dwarves -weirdos, lunatics, crazies -
retards, dumbos, failures - excons, recidivists
-skaters, goths 
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garfinkel status degredation ceremony
mostly internal process of salience building as
one is outwardly shamed status degradation and
mental illness, Szasz refers to many
classifications as problems of living 
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Identity and SalienceSalience- degree to
which an identity adheres to a person 
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Goffmanasks the question, How do
stigmatized individuals negotiate their spoiled
identity? 
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Conflict Theory Chambliss
example - What populations can be seen in this
light today? Homeless, poor youth (inner city
curfews, cruising) 
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quinney and the case of enron? what
will happen to those who quit? The organizations
that commit crimes? what if you lied on your
taxes? Could you keep some of the profits?
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Sellinpopulations - fundamentalists
religious law trumped, youth controlled, homeless
controlled, rock n rollers/ hip-hop policed