S eliza doolittle says in george bernard shaw's pygmalion, "the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she's treated." which theory of deviance also refers to this dynamic? structural strain theory conflict theory passing the self-fulfilling prophecy secondary deviance

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Leticia Clayton

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1 June, 01:19

S eliza doolittle says in george bernard shaw's pygmalion, "the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she's treated." which theory of deviance also refers to this dynamic? structural strain theory conflict theory passing the self-fulfilling prophecy secondary deviance

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Miranda Norman · Answer 1

I believe the answer is self-fulfilling prophecy

self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the prediction that we made for ourselves that indirectly making it to become true.

For example, if a student keep telling herself that 'i would definitely fail the test no matter how hard i study', she would be most likely to be discouraged to do the studying and eventually fail the test, even though she might pass if she decided to study