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.
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.
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.