Moderate

Labelling theory came into prominence during which decade of the twentieth century ?

Correct answer: D. 1960s

  • A. 1950s
  • B. 1980s
  • C. 1940s
  • D. 1960s
  • E. 1970s

Explanation

Labelling theory became prominent in the 1960s through writers such as Howard Becker, Edwin Lemert, and Erving Goffman. The approach developed from interactionist sociology and challenged explanations that treated deviance as an individual defect.

Last updated

Practise Deviance and Social Control

98 free Deviance and Social Control MCQs from Sociology, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Sociology questions like this

Sociology is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.

Related questions