Deviance Amplification Theory explores how society’s reaction to crime can unintentionally increase criminal behavior. This ...

An understanding of continuity in lines of action is crucial for middle-range theories of deviant careers in general and labeling theory in particular. Following Becker, Goffman, and Robert Stebbins, ...

Talcott Parsons’ sick role theory suggests that the ill deserve care and exemption from normal duties and this is offered ...