Practice mode Social Control

Which approach argues that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual but a process of interaction through which one group comes to be defined as deviant?

Correct answer A. Labelling theory

Explanation

Labelling theory focuses on how some people are defined as deviant by those with the power to apply labels, rather than on the act itself.

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