Labelling

An individual 's sense of self develops through interactions with others (Brym and Lie 2015:15). If interactions with students are encouraging, this creates a positive environment with a stable growth of academic skills, and maturity. However, if the interaction is negative this can lead to the student questioning who they are, what they believe in and their skills. As discussed in “Teacher Disapproval, Delinquent Peers, and Self-Reported Delinquency: A Longitudinal Test of Labeling Theory” by Mike S. Adams and T. David Evans explains how labelling has a connection and is a contributor to delinquency. This peer review examins the teachers who gave negative labels and how it affects delinquency, students, and relationships that are formed because…

Labelling Adolescents The labelling theory first received attention when society predominately focused on what Tannenbaum (1938:72-74) regarded as ‘tagging, defining and identifying’ young adolescents and people as delinquent individuals. Bernburg, Krohn and Rivera (2006:81-84) emphasise that labelling adolescents through ‘juvenile justice intervention methods caused the formation of deviant networks.’ For example they concluded that police intervention during early adolescence ages of 14-18 had…

The labelling perspective views that emerges from social interaction which is always changing on its own. Labelling theorists feel rule breaking behaviour and deviance need to be separated. Becker argues that deviance is not in the act itself but in the reaction to the act and the consequences that follow. Labelling theorists argue that sociological understandings of deviance should go beyond rule-breaking activities. More focus should be applied to reactions and consequences to an action rather…

Labelling and the rights of all students to access education In educational settings, labeling refers to categorising children on the basis of their exceptionality for educational purposes (Henley, Ramsey, & Algozzine, 2008, Winzer, 2008); thus, labeling constitutes the foundation of special education. In most areas in Australia, the educational setting in which a student can be educated is that preferred by the parent. In the best circumstances, parents and schools can agree upon a setting…

An investigation into whether the knowledge and understanding of food labelling are associated with obesity in particular consumer groups. INTRODUCTION Over the past 20 years, the rates of obesity and overweight have increased significantly (Visscher, 2001) and is diagnosed as one of most serious threats to public health of the time (Katz, 2005). Differences in related policies and health behaviour may be one of the causes (WHO, 2000) or lack of food labelling knowledge in the process of…

What is ‘labelling theory’ and what might be its limitations? Throughout sociology there are a wide range of theories all aiming to help explain crime and deviance. There is no exact explanation for what crime is and why certain people are more likely to be ‘deviant’; all theories put forward valid perspectives and are still regarded, to an extent, as relevant today. This essay will look into one of these theories in more detail, the interactionist theory, investigating in particular the…

The need for safe and accurate labelling has becomes imminent, as non-GMO, organic and other certified food claims trend. Products with certified labelling claims continue to gain strong consumer demand. Undeniably, some of the claims found on some food labels can be misleading. Essentially every processed food item on the shelves today has Soy, Sugar beets, Corn or Canola product, yet these crops the most genetically modified crop available commercially are not identified on food labels…

quite powerful, for example politicians, religious institutions, media and scientists (Ehret 19 September 2016). In order to better understand the role that moral entrepreneurship and power have in society, we will examine the effects and influence that power and labelling theories have on moral entrepreneurs, as well as look at an example of a moral entrepreneur from the present day. Summary of the Readings Power Power is the main source of influence for moral entrepreneurs.…

Articles on Labelling, Packaging & Country of Origin Food 1.1) Article 1: Taken from The Choice website and it highlights on “Country of Origin Food Labelling” issues. According to (Clemons, 2016) says that, “It's all about Australian-ness” A new country of origin food labelling scheme has been announced, along with new funding for the consumer regulator ACCC to make sure companies apply labels correctly. The country of origin labels is exempted on non-priority foods such as biscuit and snack…

Introduction A deviant act is the disassociation from what is considered normal, and legal in society. The labelling perspective has shaped the way society determines what is a crime, and what constitutes criminal behaviour. This case study will emphasise the labelling perspective in society in relation to the violent crime of homicide and the related offence of murder. This case study will use contemporary examples of labelling in order to establish that the determination of what the…