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Labeling and the Adoption of a Deviant Status.
- Source :
- Deviant Behavior; Apr2010, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p274-302, 29p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This study explores the role of labeling in the process by which individuals come to perceive their personal indebtedness as indicative of a deviant status. Particular attention is paid to the respective roles one's informal social network and self-help groups play in promoting the transformation from a non-deviant to deviant status. In-depth interviews with a convenience and snowball sample of 46 members of Debtors Anonymous (DA), was supplemented with contextual data from a DA newsletter and other print materials. The theoretical implications for both labeling theory and identity change processes are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01639625
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Deviant Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48304963
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01639620903004861