What are the effects of labeling & stereotyping people?
Labeling and stereotyping are two different things. “Labeling theory” is part of “social deviance theory” in sociology. It refers to the idea that, by giving a label to a person, we give that person PERMISSION to fulfill the label. Thus “my little juvenile delinquent!” gives a name to the child that the child then acts to fulfill. (Because Daddy knows best, and if HE thinks that’s what I am, I shall trust him and become what he says.) Don’t be surprised if the emerging JD goes on to criminal activities and lands in prison. Or “She’s Daddy’s little Princess” allows a little girl to find out what a princess is like (including that a princess is treated special and gets what she wants!) and then behave like a princess. This makes it hard later on in life for the man who marries her! Firmin Didot (1764 – 1836) was a French printer and type founder who invented the word “stereotype” which refers to the metal printing plate created for the actual printing of pages (as opposed to printing pag
