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  2. Labeling theory - Wikipedia

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    Labeling theory is closely related to social-construction and symbolic-interaction analysis. [3] Labeling theory was developed by sociologists during the 1960s. Howard Saul Becker's book Outsiders was extremely influential in the development of this theory and its rise to popularity. Labeling theory is also connected to other fields besides crime.

  3. Deviance (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Frank Tannenbaum and Howard S. Becker created and developed the labeling theory, which is a core facet of symbolic interactionism, and often referred to as Tannenbaum's "dramatization of evil." Becker believed that "social groups create deviance by making the rules whose infraction constitutes deviance". [18]

  4. Howard S. Becker - Wikipedia

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    Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University.Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. [2]

  5. Norm entrepreneur - Wikipedia

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    The term moral entrepreneur was coined by sociologist Howard S. Becker in Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance (1963) in order to help explore the relationship between law and morality, as well as to explain how deviant social categories become defined and entrenched. [1]

  6. Label (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Labeling theory is a sociological theory that claims labels have a profound impact on individuals. Labeling theory is closely connected with criminology, and examines conceptualizations of deviance. While labeling theory is not singularly focused on the study of crime, it uses "deviance" and "the criminal" to explain the effect of labels. [2]

  7. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    A sociological theory is a supposition that ... meanwhile, include those of Howard Becker, Gary ... 204 This theory stresses the relativity of deviance, the idea that ...

  8. One popular theory: the Grimms' collection isn't a faithful rendering of the original women's stories. Unaware of their own masculine influence, they tweaked the tales — sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically — transforming rich reflections of real women's experiences into the flat, silencing stories that inspired the patriarchal Disney ...

  9. Talk:Labeling theory - Wikipedia

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    Also, no mention of Frank Tannenbaum (1938) and the "Dramatization of Evil" or the major works by Howard Becker (1963) which looked at the social control mechanisms? What about primary deviance vs. secondary deviance? There is a LOT omitted from Labeling Theory on here. For the record, "Crash" is not a good example of labeling theory.