300
Bob, who is 18 years old, thinks that drinking alcohol should be allowed for anyone regardless of age; therefore he goes out and drinks at a party. According to the law, however, only those who are 21 years and older can consume alcohol; Bob is later fined and arrested with under age drinking.
How does this apply to the Labeling Theory, and what characteristic of Bob makes him considerable as a deviant.
The Labeling Theory declares that individuals are deviants because society or social control agencies has labeled them as deviant. Underage drinking has not always been a crime until it was established as one.
Bob's age of 18 years old makes him a deviant if he consumes alcohol, when he is 21 years old, he will not be a deviant for underage drinking because he will be of age to legally drink.