Dave Chaptle's Labeling Theory

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Thu Nguyen
Professor Peter A. Aguilera
Sociology 101
30 April 2017

1. Based on this clip, if Dave Chappelle was a sociologist, which of the five major sociological theories do you think he would practice? Explain. If Dave Chappelle was a sociologist, he would practice the labeling theory. Labeling theory emphasizes relativity in assessing deviant behavior and similar behaviors can be identified differently in the various situation. Besides, the labeling theory is used to study human behavior in the interactive analytical method to confirm the behavior of human compliance or deviation as a result of other processes is identified or labeled. Finally, the reason that Dave Chappelle chooses the labeling theory is the main instances in the clip