12 / 24 A convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labeling theory explain this?
AThe offender has been labeled deviant by society and has accepted a new master status.
BThe offender has returned to his old neighborhood and so reestablished his former habits.
CThe offender has lost the social bonds he made in prison and feels disconnected from society.
DThe offender is poor and responding to the different cultural values that exist in his community.