Although his deviant behavior probably was learned behavior from his neighborhood which would be considered the differential association. The black boy falls under the labeling theory because he’s growing up in poverty in a low-class neighborhood. These scenarios will cause him to be subject to act on deviant behavior or become a criminal which both happened. However, society probably already labeled him before Danny's murder. The black boy was subject to deviant behavior because of his race and social class. When your black living in poverty it’s hard not to be stigmatized or label. For example, there was a scene in the bathroom when the black boy was roughing up the white boy because the white boy told the teacher he was cheating. The black boy stated that he doesn’t cheat he doesn't need to cheat. He was stereotyped because he was black. It appeared the boy cared about school because he stops beating the boy up when the bell rang and had to go to
Although his deviant behavior probably was learned behavior from his neighborhood which would be considered the differential association. The black boy falls under the labeling theory because he’s growing up in poverty in a low-class neighborhood. These scenarios will cause him to be subject to act on deviant behavior or become a criminal which both happened. However, society probably already labeled him before Danny's murder. The black boy was subject to deviant behavior because of his race and social class. When your black living in poverty it’s hard not to be stigmatized or label. For example, there was a scene in the bathroom when the black boy was roughing up the white boy because the white boy told the teacher he was cheating. The black boy stated that he doesn’t cheat he doesn't need to cheat. He was stereotyped because he was black. It appeared the boy cared about school because he stops beating the boy up when the bell rang and had to go to