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Sociology of Deviant Behavior

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The sociology of deviant behavior is the study of social norms, values, and the processes by which certain behaviors are classified as deviant. It examines the societal reactions to deviance, the implications for social order, and the factors influencing individuals' engagement in behaviors that diverge from accepted standards.
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The sociology of deviant behavior is the study of social norms, values, and the processes by which certain behaviors are classified as deviant. It examines the societal reactions to deviance, the implications for social order, and the factors influencing individuals' engagement in behaviors that diverge from accepted standards.

Key research themes

1. How can workplace deviance be reliably measured and categorized beyond self-reports?

This research theme addresses the methodological challenges of measuring workplace deviance, focusing on developing non-self-report measures to mitigate biases inherent in self-reports. It further explores factor structures underlying deviant behaviors at work, enabling better classification and understanding of workplace deviance subtypes.

Key finding: Developed and validated a non-self-report measure of workplace deviance through multiple other-reported assessments. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a robust three-factor structure—production deviance,... Read more
Key finding: Empirically demonstrated that the HEXACO personality domain comprising honesty-humility, emotionality, and agreeableness (H-HEA) negatively correlates with both organizational and interpersonal workplace deviance among... Read more
Key finding: Investigated determinants of both destructive and constructive deviance across individual, job, organizational, and cultural factors. Found that perceptions of role confidence influence employees’ engagement in deviant... Read more
Key finding: Through analysis of a large adolescent sample, identified socio-cultural factors—school environment, family support, peer group influence, and neighborhood conditions—as significant predictors of deviant behavior. The study's... Read more

2. What socio-psychological and moral factors explain deviant behavior among youth and its developmental trajectories?

This theme explores the interplay of moral cognition, socio-psychological influences, social integration, anomie, and conscience development in shaping youth deviant behavior. These studies shed light on how adolescents transition from normlessness or anomie to deviance, emphasizing both internal (moral identity, personality) and external (family, peer, and community) determinants influencing deviance.

Key finding: Using moral foundations theory, found that group-oriented moral concerns (ingroup loyalty, authority, purity) have stronger inverse associations with multiple deviant behaviors than individual-oriented moral concerns... Read more
Key finding: Identified moral development deficits and socio-psychological problems—linked with family, educational systems, and ethno-social factors—as fundamental mechanisms underpinning youth deviance. The study highlighted the growing... Read more
Key finding: Demonstrated that age, gender, education level, profession, and family status significantly impact youths' propensity toward deviance. Critically, adolescence was identified as a vulnerability period due to incomplete... Read more
Key finding: Synthesized heredity and environment factors contributing to deviant behavior, emphasizing that while heredity provides an unchanging foundation, social structures, interactions, and control mechanisms modulate deviance... Read more
Key finding: Clarified classical sociological theories linking deviance to social integration and regulation deficits, particularly Durkheim’s anomie and Merton’s strain theory. Their theoretical frameworks explain adolescent deviance as... Read more

3. How do social perceptions, ethical considerations, and local governance practices influence deviance and its control in communities?

This theme integrates sociological perspectives on deviance labeling, moral disengagement in public opinion, ethical dilemmas around deviant behaviors in contexts such as fertility practices, and the critical role local self-government and communities play in education and deviance reduction. It highlights the sociocultural dynamics shaping definitions, responses, and management of deviance in society.

Key finding: Qualitative analysis of over 100,000 EFCC-related tweets revealed that Nigerian Twitter users employ moral disengagement through advantageous comparison, rationalizing cybercriminals’ deviance by drawing parallels with... Read more
Key finding: Field research demonstrated that local self-government in Kosovo remains underdeveloped in engaging communities in public policy, yet is crucial for educational development and deviance control. The study advocates using... Read more
Key finding: Found that economic hardship drives Nigerian women towards fertility egg sales as a coping mechanism, with financial palliatives reducing this practice. The study highlights ethical concerns around reproductive health and... Read more

All papers in Sociology of Deviant Behavior

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