Question

Chambliss' study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks", names he gave to two groups of boys in high school, is a now-classic example used to illustrate __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Labeling theory

Explanation:

A prominent theory during the 1960s and 1970s, Labeling theory suggests that the self-identity and behavior of a person is influenced and defined by how the person is described or classified(labelled). It holds that a character such as deviance may not be inherent in a person until he is "labelled" deviant, usually by majorities to minorities who claim the minority deviates from cultural norms.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Chambliss' study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks", names he gave to two groups of boys in high school, is a now-classic example used to illustrate labeling theory. William Chambliss study two groups of boys which are saints and roughnecks.Saints had good reputation but more delinquent while on the other hand roughnecks had bad reputation but less delinquents. This study of Chambliss shows the importance of labeling for understanding deviance and role of class in assigning the labels. He studied two groups of high school boys to find out how strongly labels affected them.