examples of retrospective and projective labelling.
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Labelling or using a label is describing someone or something in a word or short phrase. ...
For example, describing someone who has broken a law as a criminal.
Labelling theory is a theory in sociology which ascribes labelling of people to control and identification of deviant behaviour.
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Being labeled as deviant can have long-term consequences for a person's social identity. ... They may also engage in retrospective labeling (interpreting someone's past in light of some present deviance) and/or projective labeling (using a deviant identity to predict future action).
Projective - Using a label to predict future behavior. Example: If we invite Joe to the wedding, he will get drunk and cause a scene. A stigma is a powerful negative label.