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Despite its numerous critics, labelling theory has many supporters. Outline the main principles of this theoretical approach, discuss relevant supporting evidence and consider its major limitations.
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0350420 Crime, Deviance and Social Policy SA 2770 Despite its numerous critics, labelling theory has many supporters. Outline the main principles of this theoretical approach, discuss relevant supporting evidence and consider its major limitations. Labelling theory originated in the 20th century works of researchers such as Cooley "the looking-glass self" (1902), Tanenbaum (1938) and Lemert (1951). Their work was followed by Howard Becker's "Outsiders" (1963) which is a key text from the past 50 years. Although the affecting influences of labelling theory are far ranging, Lemert is seen as the founder of the basic theory. In this essay I aim to give an in-depth description of the origins and history of labelling theory and explain its limitations as well as give examples of research studies and evidence both in support and in critique of the theory. Other issues discussed will include a discussion regarding labelling as an actual theory in reality and to generally...
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