Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories;Opportunity Theories;Social Disorganization Theories;Social Learning Theories;Anomie/Strain Theories;Social Contr ol Theories;Labeling Theory;Critical/Feminist Theories;Biological and Biosocial Theories;and Developmental/Life-course theories Pick one of these theories and explain whatmakes this theory work for you and/or whatmakes the theory less compelling for you (forinstance what do you think the theory is notable to explain).

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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories;
Opportunity Theories;
Social Disorganization Theories;
Social Learning Theories;
Anomie/Strain Theories;
Social Contr ol Theories;
Labeling Theory;
Critical/Feminist Theories;
Biological and Biosocial Theories;
and Developmental/Life-course theories

Pick one of these theories and explain what
makes this theory work for you and/or what
makes the theory less compelling for you (for
instance what do you think the theory is not
able to explain).

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Introduction

Sociology as a discipline incorporates several theories to explain how society functions. This enables sociologists to understand various aspects of society as well as the relationship between a man and society. There are various social theories, like the strain theory, social learning theory, labeling theory, etc. Let us understand the labelling theory in this context.