Which of These Are More Likely to Be Socially Defined

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of these are more likely to be socially defined as deviant according to labeling theory?

• A)poor people
• B)middle-class people
• C)people with white collar jobs
• D)those who do the labeling

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.