The phrase “The deviant is one to whom that label has successfully been applied” belongs to which theoretical explanation of youth deviancy?Question 25Select one:Differential opportunity structuresTechniques of neutralisationDifferential associationLabelling

Nowhere to Grow by Les Whitbeck and Dan Hoyt explored the lives of homeless and runaway teens in the Midwest. The authors found that “associating with deviant peers” had a dramatic effect on a wide range of deviant behaviors including increasing “the likelihood of serious substance abuse almost 32 times.” What theory of deviance considers the way in which such interpersonal relationships help to predict deviant behavior?Group of answer choicesself-fulfilling prophecyretreatismdifferential associationlabeling theory

Labeling theory links deviance to __________.A.the normal operation of societyB.the actions of othersC.the reactions of others to someone’s behaviorD.society’s patterns of inequalitySubmit

A powerfully negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity is called __________.A.primary devianceB.a stigmaC.degradationD.secondary deviance

The key insight of the __________ theoretical approach is that deviance is a necessary part of social organization.A.structural-functionalB.social-conflictC.feministD.symbolic-interactionSubmit

___ deviance is a violation of norms that __________ result in a person being labelled a deviant.Question 2Select one:a.Secondary; does notb.Negative; doesc.Primary; does notd.Primary; may or may not