Labeling Theory is very interesting. If you call someon a thief, it doesn't mean much. But when a parent or someone you look up to calls you a thief, you are more likely to believe that you are a thief. Since that person says that, you are more likely to steal more because that person has lost hope that you won't steal anymore. That's how I look at labeling theory. The 60's was a time where people were questioning the government. And the people were also questioning why people with power were getting special treatment, while when a ordinary person was caught with a little amount of cannabis were taken to jail and put away for some time. If a person had money or were powerful in some way, and they were caught with cannabis, they so,e a slap on their wrist and were told, don't do that. It is very clear that people with power are treated better than people that have no power. FBI123
I agree, we need more people out there who actually care about the individual. Instead, we have people who just want to take the less time consuming route. This leads to a whole mess of kids who feel like they are worthless! BenRoethlisberger123
As the other response stated, I also believe we need more people who actually cares about these kids. We, as a society, can really benefit from people like that. It can ultimately decrease delinquency greatly. -Pack123
I am not a fan of the labeling theory whatsoever. I believe that labeling theory should be called "limiting" theory.This is because once you are labeled, it truly limits what you can do with your life! Labeling theory basically states that the label you get once is the label that you will carry through your entire life. For example, lets say that someone you know robs a store at the age of 16. This decision will follow him throughout his entire life, no matter how changed he may become. That "mess up" will show up on all his personal records, and he will be labeled a burglar or thief by society for the rest of his life. I find this entirely unfair, I believe we should forgive and forget if the person truly does change his ways. We can't always be looking at the past, because some people truly do change! Especially those who commit crimes early and "age out" of the juvenile system. BenRoethlisberger123
I don't too much like the labeling theory either. It is shaming people and making them feel less of a person. Everyone mess up once or twice in their life just because they were caught and the act and other weren't don't make them less of a person and the other a better person. We all have to grow to be someone and there is enough obstacle in the world other people shouldn't add to the struggle.MotherOf4123
I despise labeling theory as well. It has more cons than pros. Labeling theory can potentially ruin someones life if they screw up as a teenager. Being labeled a criminal or a bad person, prevents people from wanting to create a friendship, relationship, jobs, networks, etc. to try and connect with you because nobody wants to associate with criminals or bad people unless they themselves are criminals. It attracts the wrong crowd and in which would create the self concept of being a bad person when in reality you made a mistake but was never given the opportunity to make up for. Rugby123
Labeling theory to me is shaming. Some are shamed because of where they live or what parent they are raised by the school they attend or even the brand of clothes they wear. When you are raised in a love income housing or poverty you are labeled as being dumb or a gang banger because of what you see growing up. Some behavior is learned but if your parent teach you right from wrong you dont have to do what you see happening in the street. One the other hand if you hang with drug dealers or thefts even gang bangers your parents or the community will label you as just that. After hearing your going to be just like your dad or uncle or mother for so long you are going to say you know what that is all that I am and Im going to live it up like no other. MotherOf4123
I agree completely. I think a lot of it has to do with the background you come from. I went to school with plenty of kids who were trouble makers but had money. Yet, they had money and everyone would label them as a bad kid but they would say they would "well he'll be fine because his parents are so rich". Which is also a bad label to put on someone in my opinion. Cowboy123
I believe that it is shaming as well. Powerful people are making it that so people that have no power feel useless. Just like as discussed in class, Martha Stewart. She did so many things that if a person that had absolutely no money or power would have been locked away fror more than three years. FBI123
I dislike labeling theory with a passion. It is a form of judging. In my life, I was judge so much because I had less and not the fanciest close as a young one. Then when I became a drop-out in high school, people be-friended me, looked at me like I was a “murderer”. They tended to make me feel like a criminal and a horrible person. Sometimes even less than human. But I was very strong mentally so I didn’t let myself grow a self-concept that I was a gang banger loser drop out. I knew I was intelligent and that I was going back to school soon. But people judge me now sometimes as well because I like to dress different and have slashes in my eyebrows. Society needs to quit judging a book by its cover. Not everyone with a record should be labeled as a criminal or a “bad” person. We all screw up in a life, especially at a young age. We all grow and mature into becoming a more a wiser person. Rather than locking up juveniles incarceration, we should be helping them and showing them that the life of a criminal is not what they are wanting. If we continue to just throwing youth in juvie , it will create a self-concept of oneself that they are a criminal. Rugby123
The labeling theory focuses on the behavior of those who react to, those who label, or otherwise seek to control offenders. The theory is not something that is a good thing. It is more about how the society perceives you. If you make one mistake in life while you are young, it will continue to follow you and people will believe that that’s who you are. It is not who you have become. For example, there was an employee at work. Honestly, we have no idea what he has or had done, but everyone was already gossiping about it. What had he done? Did he steal stuff? But the sad part is he didn’t seem like a criminal. He might have talked a little too much and his work ethic wasn’t on point, but he was a good guy. Everyone was already labeling him and judging who he was and why he did what he did because they watched him be escorted out. CSI 123
I completely disagree with labeling. I think it is almost giving someone a disease in a sort of way. If someone is put down from when they are younger and made out to be something they are not then they are bound to carry it with them when they are older. When we get older that's when your actions really matter. For example, if you are told as a kid that you are a criminal and bad then it can make you like that when you're older. Then when you go to apply for a job you have that criminal attitude and that won't work well with employers. It is important to show delinquents an optimistic side even if they have incorrect actions and not give them the label. Cowboy123
I really like the premise behind the labeling theory. It really makes a difference in how you perceive things with different people. If someone were to call you worthless, you really wouldn't think anything of it. However, if a friend, family member or parent calls you worthless then it hurts so much more. This can have negatives effects on the child or teenager in terms of emotional and mental well-being. Verbal abuse will stick with kids and cause them to believe they "are" what they're being called. This, ultimately, can lead to delinquency. -Pack123
This theory has a solid base for it to be taught, myself don't much care for it though because its technically a form of stereotyping someone by maybe something they did once or just how they look makes them more susceptible to commit a crime. Juveniles don't need to here that they are a criminal or a specific type of criminal by anybody especially someone they look up to. Kids hearing them being called the same name for example a liar over and over by a teacher or a parent possibly could really do some physiological damage in away that would really make them think ``well my parents and school think I lie so why not actually lie to satisfy them``. Just like if you were labeled something good like a awesome student being called that makes a kid feel good about themselves and would want to continue that behavior to here that again.
I think the better use of the labeling theory would be John Braithwaite's crime shame and reintegration. It really reinvents labeling theory in a more positive way that almost seems too good to be true. Using this theory I truly believe that it could lower the recidivism or youth committing more juvenile acts. It also lets the youth talk to their victims and apologize for what they did which will help with keeping the secondary stigmas among the community.
I think the most interesting part of this whole video is Sherman's defiance theory. It really shows how the laws the government makes are kind of biased. It's sad that even though cocaine and crack cocaine are composed of mostly the same materials have drastically different charges. What is even more messed up is that stereotypically people in poor neighborhoods who are African American or Hispanic. While as people who stereotypically do cocaine are rich white males. It just goes to show that if you have money in society that you can basically get away with things that others with no money might not get to get away with. Another example of this could be the news. You see it on the news almost daily that people are getting busted for breaking into cars, houses, people getting mugged, and people getting assaulted or beat up. Another stereotypical moment where lower class people are being put on blast on the news. But what you do not see on the news is rich white men getting busted for embezzlement, tax fraud and other things of that nature. 36chambers123
Labeling Theory is very interesting. If you call someon a thief, it doesn't mean much. But when a parent or someone you look up to calls you a thief, you are more likely to believe that you are a thief. Since that person says that, you are more likely to steal more because that person has lost hope that you won't steal anymore. That's how I look at labeling theory. The 60's was a time where people were questioning the government. And the people were also questioning why people with power were getting special treatment, while when a ordinary person was caught with a little amount of cannabis were taken to jail and put away for some time. If a person had money or were powerful in some way, and they were caught with cannabis, they so,e a slap on their wrist and were told, don't do that. It is very clear that people with power are treated better than people that have no power.
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I agree, we need more people out there who actually care about the individual. Instead, we have people who just want to take the less time consuming route. This leads to a whole mess of kids who feel like they are worthless! BenRoethlisberger123
DeleteAs the other response stated, I also believe we need more people who actually cares about these kids. We, as a society, can really benefit from people like that. It can ultimately decrease delinquency greatly. -Pack123
DeleteI am not a fan of the labeling theory whatsoever. I believe that labeling theory should be called "limiting" theory.This is because once you are labeled, it truly limits what you can do with your life! Labeling theory basically states that the label you get once is the label that you will carry through your entire life. For example, lets say that someone you know robs a store at the age of 16. This decision will follow him throughout his entire life, no matter how changed he may become. That "mess up" will show up on all his personal records, and he will be labeled a burglar or thief by society for the rest of his life. I find this entirely unfair, I believe we should forgive and forget if the person truly does change his ways. We can't always be looking at the past, because some people truly do change! Especially those who commit crimes early and "age out" of the juvenile system. BenRoethlisberger123
ReplyDeleteI don't too much like the labeling theory either. It is shaming people and making them feel less of a person. Everyone mess up once or twice in their life just because they were caught and the act and other weren't don't make them less of a person and the other a better person. We all have to grow to be someone and there is enough obstacle in the world other people shouldn't add to the struggle.MotherOf4123
DeleteI despise labeling theory as well. It has more cons than pros. Labeling theory can potentially ruin someones life if they screw up as a teenager. Being labeled a criminal or a bad person, prevents people from wanting to create a friendship, relationship, jobs, networks, etc. to try and connect with you because nobody wants to associate with criminals or bad people unless they themselves are criminals. It attracts the wrong crowd and in which would create the self concept of being a bad person when in reality you made a mistake but was never given the opportunity to make up for.
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Labeling theory to me is shaming. Some are shamed because of where they live or what parent they are raised by the school they attend or even the brand of clothes they wear. When you are raised in a love income housing or poverty you are labeled as being dumb or a gang banger because of what you see growing up. Some behavior is learned but if your parent teach you right from wrong you dont have to do what you see happening in the street. One the other hand if you hang with drug dealers or thefts even gang bangers your parents or the community will label you as just that. After hearing your going to be just like your dad or uncle or mother for so long you are going to say you know what that is all that I am and Im going to live it up like no other. MotherOf4123
ReplyDeleteI agree completely. I think a lot of it has to do with the background you come from. I went to school with plenty of kids who were trouble makers but had money. Yet, they had money and everyone would label them as a bad kid but they would say they would "well he'll be fine because his parents are so rich". Which is also a bad label to put on someone in my opinion. Cowboy123
DeleteI believe that it is shaming as well. Powerful people are making it that so people that have no power feel useless. Just like as discussed in class, Martha Stewart. She did so many things that if a person that had absolutely no money or power would have been locked away fror more than three years. FBI123
DeleteI dislike labeling theory with a passion. It is a form of judging. In my life, I was judge so much because I had less and not the fanciest close as a young one. Then when I became a drop-out in high school, people be-friended me, looked at me like I was a “murderer”. They tended to make me feel like a criminal and a horrible person. Sometimes even less than human. But I was very strong mentally so I didn’t let myself grow a self-concept that I was a gang banger loser drop out. I knew I was intelligent and that I was going back to school soon. But people judge me now sometimes as well because I like to dress different and have slashes in my eyebrows. Society needs to quit judging a book by its cover. Not everyone with a record should be labeled as a criminal or a “bad” person. We all screw up in a life, especially at a young age. We all grow and mature into becoming a more a wiser person. Rather than locking up juveniles incarceration, we should be helping them and showing them that the life of a criminal is not what they are wanting. If we continue to just throwing youth in juvie , it will create a self-concept of oneself that they are a criminal.
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The labeling theory focuses on the behavior of those who react to, those who label, or otherwise seek to control offenders. The theory is not something that is a good thing. It is more about how the society perceives you. If you make one mistake in life while you are young, it will continue to follow you and people will believe that that’s who you are. It is not who you have become. For example, there was an employee at work. Honestly, we have no idea what he has or had done, but everyone was already gossiping about it. What had he done? Did he steal stuff? But the sad part is he didn’t seem like a criminal. He might have talked a little too much and his work ethic wasn’t on point, but he was a good guy. Everyone was already labeling him and judging who he was and why he did what he did because they watched him be escorted out. CSI 123
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree with labeling. I think it is almost giving someone a disease in a sort of way. If someone is put down from when they are younger and made out to be something they are not then they are bound to carry it with them when they are older. When we get older that's when your actions really matter. For example, if you are told as a kid that you are a criminal and bad then it can make you like that when you're older. Then when you go to apply for a job you have that criminal attitude and that won't work well with employers. It is important to show delinquents an optimistic side even if they have incorrect actions and not give them the label. Cowboy123
ReplyDeleteI really like the premise behind the labeling theory. It really makes a difference in how you perceive things with different people. If someone were to call you worthless, you really wouldn't think anything of it. However, if a friend, family member or parent calls you worthless then it hurts so much more. This can have negatives effects on the child or teenager in terms of emotional and mental well-being. Verbal abuse will stick with kids and cause them to believe they "are" what they're being called. This, ultimately, can lead to delinquency. -Pack123
ReplyDeleteThis theory has a solid base for it to be taught, myself don't much care for it though because its technically a form of stereotyping someone by maybe something they did once or just how they look makes them more susceptible to commit a crime. Juveniles don't need to here that they are a criminal or a specific type of criminal by anybody especially someone they look up to. Kids hearing them being called the same name for example a liar over and over by a teacher or a parent possibly could really do some physiological damage in away that would really make them think ``well my parents and school think I lie so why not actually lie to satisfy them``. Just like if you were labeled something good like a awesome student being called that makes a kid feel good about themselves and would want to continue that behavior to here that again.
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DeleteI think the better use of the labeling theory would be John Braithwaite's crime shame and reintegration. It really reinvents labeling theory in a more positive way that almost seems too good to be true. Using this theory I truly believe that it could lower the recidivism or youth committing more juvenile acts. It also lets the youth talk to their victims and apologize for what they did which will help with keeping the secondary stigmas among the community.
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I think the most interesting part of this whole video is Sherman's defiance theory. It really shows how the laws the government makes are kind of biased. It's sad that even though cocaine and crack cocaine are composed of mostly the same materials have drastically different charges. What is even more messed up is that stereotypically people in poor neighborhoods who are African American or Hispanic. While as people who stereotypically do cocaine are rich white males. It just goes to show that if you have money in society that you can basically get away with things that others with no money might not get to get away with. Another example of this could be the news. You see it on the news almost daily that people are getting busted for breaking into cars, houses, people getting mugged, and people getting assaulted or beat up. Another stereotypical moment where lower class people are being put on blast on the news. But what you do not see on the news is rich white men getting busted for embezzlement, tax fraud and other things of that nature.
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