prejudice and discrimination
type: Concept
narrower: labeling

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: labeling

labeling
type: Concept
definition: Labeling, or the labeling perspective, is a conceptual approach to understanding deviant behavior which directs attention away from the behavior per se to the social reaction that such activity generates. The approach, which came to prominence in the 1960s, is most commonly associated with the work of interactionist sociologists such as Howard Becker, Kai Erikson, Aaron Cicourel, and Edwin Lemert. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Labeling]
broader: prejudice and discrimination