Practice mode Crime and Deviance

Which approach sees deviance as a process of interaction through which a group comes to be defined as deviant, rather than a trait of the group?

Correct answer D. Labelling theory

Explanation

Labelling theory holds that deviance results from others applying a label to behaviour, so it arises from social reaction rather than from the act itself.

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