Positive deviance: An oxymoron

E Sagarin - Deviant Behavior, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
By general agreement among sociologists and other specialists, and by speakers of the
English language, deviance refers to rule‐breaking and other nonconformity which is …

Positive deviance: An oxymoron.

E Sagarin - Deviant Behavior, 1985 - psycnet.apa.org
Argues that deviance is a special type of deviation, but the 2 terms are not interchangeable.
The concept of positive deviance is and should remain an oxymoron, or self-contradicting …

Positive Deviance: An Oxymoron

E Sagarin - Deviant Behav., 1985 - HeinOnline
By general agreement among sociologists and other specialists, and by speakers of the
English language, deviance refers to rule-breaking and other nonconformity which is viewed …