Its lesson is that members of a certain ethnic group and with a criminal background have the ability to get jobs that require energy, dedication and industriousness. As previously stated, being treated as such causes a criminal to actually believe that they are not worthy of being treated like a human being, so they relapse and go on to do what is expected of them, since they have nothing positive to do expect. Social construction also plays an important role in stigma, especially in society, due to the way people present themselves in relation to other people, which is shaped by our interactions with each other, as well as our life experiences. What we were raised to believe influences how we show ourselves, how we perceive others, and how others perceive us, is shown by our beliefs and