deviance
pronunciation
How to pronounce deviance in British English:
UK [ˈdiːvɪəns]
How to pronounce deviance in American English:
US [ˈdiviəns]
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- Noun:
- a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- deviate behavior
Word Origin
- deviance (n.)
- 1944; see deviant + -ance. A sociologists' word, perhaps coined because statisticians and astronomers already had claimed deviation.
Example
- 1. Pm the power of positive deviance : change from the inside out .
- 2. Sociology of deviance , law , and social control .
- 3. Collectivist cultures ( typically east asian ) conform more because nonconformity is more strongly associated with deviance .
- 4. From structure equation modeling , employee cynicism mediated the relationships among employment relationships , interpersonally and organizationally workplace deviance behaviors .
- 5. Finally , the relationship between internal job opportunities and employee deviant behavior ( interpersonal deviance and organizational deviance ) was not significant .