Essays on Labeling Theory

In our society today Labeling theory is a current issue amongst different ethnic groups which is faced on an everyday basis. We tend to give people numerous of labels based on who we think they are, which is based on how people view society.  Labeling...

Students with Special Needs and their families face many difficulties throughout their lives. One of the first issues they will face is the labeling of their student with a disability. Labels are almost always stigmatized. However, in order to get many of the resources a...

The question is why do people abuse drugs? What causes them to go against society with this deviant behavior? Society has set its norms concerning what behavior is acceptable and what is not acceptable. In this paper, I will summarize three Sociological Theories of Drug...

Labeling theory, as we know it today, went through many transformations since Emile Durkheim first investigated how criminals were created by the reaction of society to their behavior. The historical view of crime was to analyze traits and features of a criminal and class of...

The white power movement has been an impactful movement for hundreds of years in the United States, it’s racial motives has effected the way minority races are perceived in the country and how they live their day to day lives. This movement has increased and...

Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control, by Diana Rickard, examines sex offenders and looks at how the criminal justice system and society have labeled them as deviant. While studying these individuals, Rickard specifically studies how their deviant label affects how they view themselves, and how...

The former police chief in Florida pleads guilty to framing men in racially tinged cases. Miami Herald on September 14, 2018. In this case “Labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms...

The book, All God’s Children, focuses on the most violent criminal in New York City, Willie Bosket. The author looks at the Bosket family history starting with the violent history of Edgefield County, South Carolina. We learn about Willie’s great-great-grandparents as well as his father...

In this blog, we will be exploring the moral panic thesis and how it affects us in our daily lives. A moral panic is defined as public feelings of panic and alarm in response to deviant or criminal behaviors. However, these criminal or deviant behaviors...