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The offender has been labeled deviant by society and has accepted a new master status. The offender has returned to their old neighborhood and so reestablished their former habits. The offender has lost the social bonds they made in prison and feels disconnected from society. The offender is poor and responding to the different cultural values that exist in their community.

The offender has been labeled deviant by society and has accepted a new master status.
The offender has returned to their old neighborhood and so reestablished their former habits.
The offender has lost the social bonds they made in prison and feels disconnected from society.
The offender is poor and responding to the different cultural values that exist in their community.
A convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labeling theory explain this?
From Lesson 110:7.2 Review Questions·Sociology

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