A competency hearing in which a person is declared "mentally ill," or a trial where someone in found to be a "rapist" are forms of __________, according to Harold Garfinkle.

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Garfinkle's theory of degradation ceremonies involves the process by which individuals are publicly identified as having violated social norms and publicly display "abnormal" behavior. A competency hearing declaring a person "mentally ill" or a trial finding someone guilty of being a "rapist" involves publicly labeling and identifying someone as having acted outside of accepted social norms, making it a successful degradation ceremony.

A Competency Hearing in Which a Person Is Declared "Mentally