Assignment:
SCENARIO: An eight-year-old child is having trouble at school involving fighting, failure to pay attention in class, and failure to follow simple rules. Teachers have spoken to the child's parents, but it is apparent the parents do not care about the child. The father is in jail and the mother abuses alcohol. Using biosocial theories how would a principal attempt to correct the child's actions while at school?
According to Labeling theorists, Howard Becker, deviance is not a quality of the act a person commits but a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an "offender". To some members of society, people who wear fur are "deviant". To others, the naked protestors shown above are the "deviants". What social factors determine which label sticks? Please use the assumptions of the Labeling theory to explain your answer in a 2 to 3 page paper which will be submitted via the Assignment Manager.
Students will review the scenario below and write a 1 to 2 page reaction paper that discusses their response in an attempt to change behavior.