Basic assumptions of labeling theoryin the 1940s the sociologist Edwin Lemert elaborated on Tannenbaum's discussion by formulating the basic assumptions of labeling theory?he reminded us that people are constantly involved in behavior that runs the risk of being labeled delinquent or criminal.But although many run that risk, only a few are so labeled. The reason, Lemert contended, is that there are two kinds of deviant acts: primary and secondary. Primary deviations are the initial deviant acts that bring on the first social response. These acts do not effect the individual's self-concept. It is the Secondary deviations, the acts that follow the societal response to the primary deviation, that are of major concern. These are the acts that result from the change in self-concept brought about some-what like this.
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