How does William Chambliss's (1973) study "The Saints and the Roughnecks" depict the labeling process?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
• Chambliss's study depicted the relevance of social class in the labeling process
• Demonstrated the importance of labeling and long-term outcomes for youth
• Saints—eight delinquent male high school students
o Middle-class youth from traditional families
o Viewed as good kids and behavior was excused by authorities
o Behaviors included heavy drinking, truancy, vandalism minor theft
o Many grew up to be doctors and lawyers
• Roughnecks—six male high school students from same town
o From lower-class families
o Frequent interaction with authorities
o Frequent arrests labeled them as troublemakers
o Engaged in various forms of delinquency
o Fought more but engaged in less vandalism
o Most ended up working low wage jobs or in prison
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