Saints And The Roughnecks

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Saints And The Roughnecks

s' "The Saints and the Roughnecks" study.What method did he use? What did he find? Why were the two sets of boys treated differently? How do the findings illustrate labeling theory?
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Participant observation study by William Chambliss (1978) Shows role of class in labeling Saints Eight white, upper-middle class boys Constantly occupied with truancy, drinking, theft & vandalism Never arrested Roughnecks Six white, lower class boys Engaged in fighting, drinking and theft; less delinquent overall Constantly in trouble with police & community Why were the Saints and Roughnecks treated differently? Visibility: Saints owned their own cars and were able to leave town Demeanor: Saints were apologetic and penitent; Roughnecks hostile and disdainful Bias: Community is biased against type of delinquency committed by Roughnecks The delinquent label reinforced the Roughneck's delinquency Predictions about boys' futures were correct Ñthey were self-fulfilling prophecies

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