Interactionist explanations of crime and deviance
Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton · 1999
By the end of this chapter you should: understand early and recent developments in labelling theory; know what is meant by the politicisation of deviance; be able to evaluate labelling theory; have a critical understanding of the role of the media and law enforcement agencies in amplifying deviance; appreciate phenomenological and ethnomethodological views on deviance; have a grasp of postmodernist views of crime; have reflected on a student answer to an exam question; have answered an exam question in this area.