The Basic Idea Behind Labelling Theory Is That

question 31

Multiple Choice

The basic idea behind labelling theory is that

• A) deviance is actually useful in a number of ways.
• B) deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do.
• C) power has much to do with how a society defines deviance.
• D) deviance exists because of the visible markers we see in people.

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Definitions:

Expert Systems

Computer systems that mimic the decision-making ability of a human expert, designed to solve complex problems by reasoning through bodies of knowledge.

Knowledge Base

An organized repository of information or data that can be consulted and retrieved for specific purposes.

Functional Fixedness

A problem-solving phenomenon in which people have difficulty in seeing alternate uses for common objects.