Question

A person may shoplift an item of clothing from a department store and be apprehended and labeled as a "thief," subsequently accept that label, and then go on to shoplift more in the future. This future behavior is an example of __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

secondary deviance                                

Explanation:

Secondary deviance: In sociology, the term "secondary deviance" is described as one of the deviant behaviors that occur as a consequence of being labeled by a particular society as "deviant".

An individual who is dealing with "secondary deviance" reacts in a proper way due to his or her deviant behavior that generally creates a negative "social label" and therefore changes his or her social identity and self-concept.

In the question above, the given future behavior is an example of secondary deviance.