Deviance Amplification Theory explores how society’s reaction to crime can unintentionally increase criminal behavior. This ...

A study by researchers at Texas Tech University found a link between the number of more tattoos a person has and the amount of "deviance" they were involved in. But that isn't the whole story. A ...

We usually think of workplace deviance as linked to "bad apples"—the troublemakers who egregiously slack off, steal from the ...

Larry Mantle talks with sociologist Anne Hendershott about her new book, The Politics of Deviance (Encounter Books), which examines why certain behaviors once considered deviant (e.g. drug abuse, ...

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. -James Dean I recently paid a visit to Madame Tussaud's wax museum in New York City. It was an eerie experience, as there were many ...

Except for serious crimes like pedophilia and rape there are no universal laws against sexually deviant behaviors because of the blurred boundaries between typical and atypical sexual behaviors. For ...

In this study, qualitative methods are used to gain a broader understanding of overall dimensions of salesperson deviant behaviors. Then reactions to the behaviors by others are explored, and ...

According to a news report published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, researches who reviewed 23 published studies revealed that body piercing may relate to high-risk behaviors and for ...