Discussion/Study Questions Week 14

 

Discuss an example from the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that illustrates the process of secondary deviation as suggested by Labeling Theory.

 

What does labeling theory have to say about why individuals participate in primary deviation?

 

One of the public policy implications suggested by labeling theorists is what they called “radical non-intervention”. What does this mean and what do you see as the pros and cons of this approach?

 

How does labeling theory apply to what occurred during the Stanford Prison Experiment?