Beginning in the 1950s with the work of people like Becker and Lemert (and continuing down to the present day in the pages of the journal, Social Problems) , the symbolic interactionist approach to deviance began to focus on the way in which negative labels get applied and on the consequences of the labeling process.
Interactive: Unique New Zealand. Skinks and geckos are the only 2 native families of lizard found in New Zealand (note that tuatara are not lizards). They are vertebrates and belong to the class Reptilia. All our native skink and gecko species are endemic.
The leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) lizard has been captive bred in the United States for more than 30 years and is one of the most commonly kept lizards today. These hardy saurians come in a variety of colors, patterns and sizes. This is a great species for the home.