Abstract
High achievers constitute a unique case in that they are simultaneously positive deviants-often to parents and teachers-and stigmatized as rate-busters-often to peers. Thus, a question is raised: Are theories that have been used to explain negative behaviors, such as the techniques of neutralization theory, also pertinent to positive behaviors? A group of high-achieving students were interviewed and it was found that each of the five techniques of neutralization was in fact advanced as a way of coping with the stigma, or the rate-busting portion, of their status.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 774-791 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Deviant Behavior |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2012 |
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- Sociology and Political Science
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Techniques of Neutralization Theory and Positive Deviance. / Shoenberger, Nicole; Heckert, Alex; Heckert, Druann.
In: Deviant Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 10, 01.11.2012, p. 774-791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - High achievers constitute a unique case in that they are simultaneously positive deviants-often to parents and teachers-and stigmatized as rate-busters-often to peers. Thus, a question is raised: Are theories that have been used to explain negative behaviors, such as the techniques of neutralization theory, also pertinent to positive behaviors? A group of high-achieving students were interviewed and it was found that each of the five techniques of neutralization was in fact advanced as a way of coping with the stigma, or the rate-busting portion, of their status.
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