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Stigma Theories, Explain the exclusion of stigmatised Person's from normal social interaction The aim of this paper is to focus on the social reaction theory (also known as labelling theory) and how influential sociologists have developed different theories. By examining how the labelling theory is applied to crime and deviance we will hopefully be able have a clearer understanding of why stigmatised people are excluded from normal social interaction. The works I have looked at include Erving Goffman and his study of institutions followed by a brief look at Charles Cooley's idea of the looking glass self. An example of Frank Tannenbaum's theory is given in a study conducted by William Chambliss and accounts of Edwin Lemert and finally Howard Becker's theoretical concept of labelling. Firstly, we need to understand exactly what the term stigma means. The term 'stigma' was initially used to refer to bodily signs designed to expose an individual...

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