Overview
Reading Assignment 7
Chapter 7 (Chicago School 2: Interactionist/Labeling)
Deliverable Length: 3-4 pages
Answer any two questions (10 points each):
1. Define Frank Tannenbaum’s concept of “the dramatization of evil." Include a discussion of tagging and societal reaction as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
2. Distinguish between Edwin Lemert’s concepts of primary and secondary deviance.
3. Construct a interactionist definition of deviance using the concepts of master status (Becker) and stigma(tization) (Goffman). Include a specific example of behavior situation labeled.