The Labeling Theory In The Movie 'Orphan'

Sociology is the study of how individuals act and consists of many theories and concepts. One of those theories is the labeling theory. The labeling theory is illustrated in the movie “Orphan” as well as the concepts of mores, deviance, negative sanctions, personality disorders, and medicalization. In the movie “Orphan” there is a couple named Kate and John Coleman, who lost their third child at birth. Kate took the loss really hard, so they adopted a nine- year- old girl named Esther. Esther is a very bright individual for her age and is very charming. As she gets used to her home, she then begins school. One girl picked on her about how she dressed, so one day while they were on the playground Esther pushed the girl off of a slide. She was hurt badly. Kate soon became worried about Esther, so she does some research on her. She found out that she was not from an orphanage, but she was from a mental hospital. She also found out that Esther suffers from a hormonal disorder called hypopituitarism. This caused her to look like a little child when she really is a thirty- three- year- old woman. Esther has a history of disguising herself as a little girl, hurting several families, and trying to seduce the fathers but fails to. Kate was in the hospital when she found this information out and rushed home to
When Esther and her little sister were playing by a lake that they were not supposed to be playing around, Kate came outside and yelled and them to move away from it. She was so furious at them for disobeying her rules. She also blamed Esther her son fell from a burning tree house and jumped on her and tried to choke her. Kate had major suspicions about Esther and her behavior, so found out where she was really from and found out that she wasn’t who she claimed to be. Kate knew all along that Esther was up to no good and quickly put a stop to her