Based on the symbolic interactionist theory of sociologists Charles H. Cooley and George H. Mead, the ___________theory states that deviance is a socially constructed process in which social control agencies designate certain people as deviants, and they, in turn, come to accept the marker placed upon them and begin to act accordingly.
A) strain
B) labeling
C) differential association
D) social control

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The labeling theory is based on the idea that deviance is not a characteristic of the act or the person who commits it, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an offender. The theory sees deviance as a socially constructed process in which social control agencies designate certain people as deviants, and they, in turn, come to accept the marker placed upon them and begin to act accordingly. This leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy where the labeled person may continue to engage in deviant behavior in response to the label.

Based on the Symbolic Interactionist Theory of Sociologists Charles H