So often, especially in our teenage years, individuals worry what their peers will think of them. This concern often determines the people you associate with, how you dress, the way you speak (i.e. slang), the kinds of music you listen to and so on. It is heard time and again by teenagers that, "My parents expect me to mess up, so this won't be any shock to them" after they have either done poorly in school, committed a crime or simply just found themselves in a less than desirable predicament. It is because of thoughts such as these, where actions are brought about by others perceptions or labels of you that labeling theorists began their work.
Why certain acts were defined as criminal or deviant, and why other acts were not is what drive the research of labeling theorists today. They question how and why certain people became defined as criminal or deviant. In their research theorists perceived criminals, not as evil persons who engaged in wrong acts, but as individuals who......

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Title: Labeling Theorist
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