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Labeling Theory
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Labeling theory holds that deviance is produced by the reaction to an act rather than by the act itself: an act becomes deviant when a society labels it so.
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Two people commit the same act; one is labeled, and only that one acquires the status.
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The theory concerns how the status is conferred, and does not deny the act happened.