Question

The statement, "Through the labeling process, behaviors that were once seen as criminal or ‘bad’ are now defined as illness," most closely reflects ______.
a. rational choice theory
b. conflict theory
c. symbolic interaction theory
d. functionalist theory

Answer 1

Answer:

Symbolic interaction theory

Explanation:

Symbolic interaction theory is the theory that at the micro-level. It focused on the relationship of a person in society. It is the communication of a person through symbols in society. Through symbols, people make understand the world. Many of the social psychologist study on the pattern of the symbolic interaction by people.

Many of the psychologists observed that people are shaping the world by these symbolic words rather than acting upon it. Irving Goff man a social psychologist said that the focus on symbolic interaction ism led to developing the technique called dermatological analysis.