Labels such as "welfare dependent" and "single-parent family" help to provide us with good illustrations of the people so labeled
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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A woman who uses a wheelchair wears a “Crip Pride” button. She is engaging in
A. passing. B. avoiding stigma. C. disclosing stigma. D. challenging stigma. E. stigmatizing.
From the perspective of labeling theory, deviance is seen as
a. a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants. b. a set of characteristics of individuals or groups. c. freely chosen. d. an act that is universally wrong.
Luis has just received a stern lecture from his mother about his poor grade in algebra. His mother's lecture is an example of a __________.
a. positive sanction b. value reinforcer c. negative sanction d. norm violation
An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture is called
A. language. B. an argot. C. sanctioning. D. a material culture.