Positive deviance (PD) is an approach to behavioral and social change. It is based on the idea that, within a community, some individuals engage in unusual...
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mores). Although deviance may have a negative connotation, the violation of social norms is not always a negative action; positive deviation exists in...
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Look up deviance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deviance may refer to: Deviance (sociology), actions or behaviors that violate social norms Deviancy...
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Normalization of deviance, according to American sociologist Diane Vaughan, is the process in which deviance from correct or proper behavior or rule becomes...
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hydrogen bonding. The entropy of vaporization of water and ethanol shows positive deviance from the rule; this is because the hydrogen bonding in the liquid...
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Workplace deviance, in group psychology, may be described as the deliberate (or intentional) desire to cause harm to an organization – more specifically...
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His academic research has focused on diffusion of innovations, the positive deviance approach, organizing for social change, the entertainment-education...
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(2000), co-authored with Mark Millemann and Linda Gioja, The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems (2010)...
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innovations Health belief model Health communication Health psychology Positive deviance PRECEDE–PROCEED model Social cognitive theory Social norms approach...
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Primary deviance is the initial stage in defining deviant behavior. Prominent sociologist Edwin Lemert conceptualized primary deviance as engaging in the...
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