Describing an individual as deviant and then treating them as such may result in mental disorder or delinquency also called societal reaction theory and the sociological hypothesis assessment
LABELING THEORY: "Labelling Theory is the sociological hypothesis that describing an individual in terms of behavioural characteristics."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "LABELING THEORY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/labeling-theory/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
