This paper, not a summary, provides a brief history of labelling theory, as well as, its role in the sociology of deviance. ... THEORETICAL IMAGES The theoretical study of societal reaction to deviance has been carried out under different names, such as, labelling theory, interactionist perspective, and the social constructionist perspective. In the sociology of deviance, the labelling theory of deviant behaviour is often used interchangeably with the societal reaction theory of deviancy. ... The sociology department in the University of Chicago is where early labelling theorists received thei...

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After his teaching stint he enrolled in the University of Chicago where he received his doctorate in sociology (Williams and Mcshane, 2004). Sutherland originally came to the University of Chicago as a history major, but soon changed his major to sociology due to the University of Chicago's influence on social environment's factors on a person's behavior (Williams and Mcshane, 2004). He took a liking to the perspective that an individual's social structure can determine the way he or she behaved because at the time most sociologist/criminologist believed that a person'...

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The "Broken Window Theory" created a perspective which was to look at the overall environment in a residential area; fixing petty crimes would help lower misconduct. ... The Get tough on crime perspective the mayor introduced was a more aggressive way to deter quality of life crimes. ...

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