Druann Maria Heckert
Biographic Data
| ID | 218661 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Druann Maria Heckert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Druann Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Heckert |
| SIGNATURE | HECKERT D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fayetteville State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession
Positive deviance is an increasingly accepted concept in sociology. The clergy constitute a quintessential positive deviance occupation as they are held to idealized norms. They have a master status applied to them; still, they have an achieved status as they freely choose their profession, feeling it to be a calling. On the other hand, the family of clergy also have a master status applied to them based on idealized norms. They, however, usually…
Perched on a Pedestal in a Positive Deviance Profession
The clergy are a rare occupational group in that they constitute a case of positive deviance when they adhere to their mandates. A positive deviance categorization of a profession makes it such that society expects the clergy to adhere to both the realistic levels of the norms – applied to most people in society – as well as to the idealistic levels of the norm; reserved for the few. They are positively evaluated for doing so. Interviews were con…
Positive Deviance
The substantive area of deviance has focused on the negative and consequently positive deviance is an important and not yet fully tapped concept. Specifically, positive deviance suggests overconforming behavior that has been positively evaluated. While positive deviance has been marginalized, theoretical explanations are beginning to emerge. Furthermore, some recent studies have provided empirical examination of positive deviants
Labeling, Social Learning, and Positive Deviance
High achievers are an intriguing case in that they are often stigmatized by peers as rate-busters and concurrently adulated as positive deviants by their parents and teachers. Theories developed to explain negative deviants have potential to also illuminate positive deviance. High achievers were interviewed and both labeling theory and social learning theory were applied to explain aspects of their experiences
Techniques of Neutralization Theory and Positive Deviance
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 o…
Positive Deviance
Positive deviance remains an intriguing concept with potential to foster new areas of research inquiry (Ben‐Yehuda 1990). The roots for the idea are not new; in fact, West (2003) maintains that the theoretical roots of positive deviance are contained in the seminal works of Durkheim, Simmel, and Weber. He contends, moreover, that these theorists recognized the synergies in deviance in that both positive and negative deviance occupy a “shared symb…
Using an Integrated Typology of Deviance to Analyze Ten Common Norms of the U.S. Middle Class
In a recent article we presented an integrated typology in which we categorized deviance based on both norms and evaluations. Cross-classifying normative expectations and societal evaluations identifies four types of deviance. Negative deviance implies negatively evaluated underconformity (or nonconformity); rate busting depicts negatively appraised overconformity; deviance admiration designates positively reacted to underconformity (or nonconfor…
The salience of racial identity among African-American and white students
A New Typology of Deviance
The concept of positive deviance is marginalized in deviance literature by the focus on negative deviance and the absence of comprehensive conceptions of deviance. Current conceptions of positive deviance simply parallel definitions of negative deviance, namely normative and reactivist conceptions. Normative definitions posit positive deviance as behaviors and attributes that exceed normative expectations (e.g., overconformity), such as overachie…
Ugly Duckling to Swan
Interviews were conducted with redheads, and labeling theory is used to analyze their stigmatization in society as well as their perceptions of having red hair. First, using the relativistic stance of labeling theory, red hair is described as a type of deviance. Second, the processes involved in the labeling of redheads are examined, especially in regard to how redheads have personally experienced stereotyping. The stereotypes that redheads perce…
The relativity of positive deviance
Labeling theory has traditionally been applied to negative deviance; nevertheless, this paper addresses the relationship of labeling theory to positive deviance. As is the case with negative deviance, actions or behaviors that are defined as positive deviance vary over time, across societies, and within societies. Positive deviants can become negative deviants and negative deviants can become positive deviants. To substantiate this process, the l…
A New Typology of Deviance
The concept of positive deviance is marginalized in deviance literature by the focus on negative deviance and the absence of comprehensive conceptions of deviance. Current conceptions of positive deviance simply parallel definitions of negative deviance, namely normative and reactivist conceptions. Normative definitions posit positive deviance as behaviors and attributes that exceed normative expectations (e.g., overconformity), such as overachie…
The relativity of positive deviance
Labeling theory has traditionally been applied to negative deviance; nevertheless, this paper addresses the relationship of labeling theory to positive deviance. As is the case with negative deviance, actions or behaviors that are defined as positive deviance vary over time, across societies, and within societies. Positive deviants can become negative deviants and negative deviants can become positive deviants. To substantiate this process, the l…
Techniques of Neutralization Theory and Positive Deviance
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 o…
Ugly Duckling to Swan
Interviews were conducted with redheads, and labeling theory is used to analyze their stigmatization in society as well as their perceptions of having red hair. First, using the relativistic stance of labeling theory, red hair is described as a type of deviance. Second, the processes involved in the labeling of redheads are examined, especially in regard to how redheads have personally experienced stereotyping. The stereotypes that redheads perce…
Labeling, Social Learning, and Positive Deviance
High achievers are an intriguing case in that they are often stigmatized by peers as rate-busters and concurrently adulated as positive deviants by their parents and teachers. Theories developed to explain negative deviants have potential to also illuminate positive deviance. High achievers were interviewed and both labeling theory and social learning theory were applied to explain aspects of their experiences
The salience of racial identity among African-American and white students
Perched on a Pedestal in a Positive Deviance Profession
The clergy are a rare occupational group in that they constitute a case of positive deviance when they adhere to their mandates. A positive deviance categorization of a profession makes it such that society expects the clergy to adhere to both the realistic levels of the norms – applied to most people in society – as well as to the idealistic levels of the norm; reserved for the few. They are positively evaluated for doing so. Interviews were con…
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession
Positive deviance is an increasingly accepted concept in sociology. The clergy constitute a quintessential positive deviance occupation as they are held to idealized norms. They have a master status applied to them; still, they have an achieved status as they freely choose their profession, feeling it to be a calling. On the other hand, the family of clergy also have a master status applied to them based on idealized norms. They, however, usually…
The relativity of positive deviance
Labeling theory has traditionally been applied to negative deviance; nevertheless, this paper addresses the relationship of labeling theory to positive deviance. As is the case with negative deviance, actions or behaviors that are defined as positive deviance vary over time, across societies, and within societies. Positive deviants can become negative deviants and negative deviants can become positive deviants. To substantiate this process, the l…
Ugly Duckling to Swan
Interviews were conducted with redheads, and labeling theory is used to analyze their stigmatization in society as well as their perceptions of having red hair. First, using the relativistic stance of labeling theory, red hair is described as a type of deviance. Second, the processes involved in the labeling of redheads are examined, especially in regard to how redheads have personally experienced stereotyping. The stereotypes that redheads perce…
A New Typology of Deviance
The concept of positive deviance is marginalized in deviance literature by the focus on negative deviance and the absence of comprehensive conceptions of deviance. Current conceptions of positive deviance simply parallel definitions of negative deviance, namely normative and reactivist conceptions. Normative definitions posit positive deviance as behaviors and attributes that exceed normative expectations (e.g., overconformity), such as overachie…
The salience of racial identity among African-American and white students
Using an Integrated Typology of Deviance to Analyze Ten Common Norms of the U.S. Middle Class
In a recent article we presented an integrated typology in which we categorized deviance based on both norms and evaluations. Cross-classifying normative expectations and societal evaluations identifies four types of deviance. Negative deviance implies negatively evaluated underconformity (or nonconformity); rate busting depicts negatively appraised overconformity; deviance admiration designates positively reacted to underconformity (or nonconfor…
Positive Deviance
Positive deviance remains an intriguing concept with potential to foster new areas of research inquiry (Ben‐Yehuda 1990). The roots for the idea are not new; in fact, West (2003) maintains that the theoretical roots of positive deviance are contained in the seminal works of Durkheim, Simmel, and Weber. He contends, moreover, that these theorists recognized the synergies in deviance in that both positive and negative deviance occupy a “shared symb…
Techniques of Neutralization Theory and Positive Deviance
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 o…
Labeling, Social Learning, and Positive Deviance
High achievers are an intriguing case in that they are often stigmatized by peers as rate-busters and concurrently adulated as positive deviants by their parents and teachers. Theories developed to explain negative deviants have potential to also illuminate positive deviance. High achievers were interviewed and both labeling theory and social learning theory were applied to explain aspects of their experiences
Positive Deviance
The substantive area of deviance has focused on the negative and consequently positive deviance is an important and not yet fully tapped concept. Specifically, positive deviance suggests overconforming behavior that has been positively evaluated. While positive deviance has been marginalized, theoretical explanations are beginning to emerge. Furthermore, some recent studies have provided empirical examination of positive deviants
Perched on a Pedestal in a Positive Deviance Profession
The clergy are a rare occupational group in that they constitute a case of positive deviance when they adhere to their mandates. A positive deviance categorization of a profession makes it such that society expects the clergy to adhere to both the realistic levels of the norms – applied to most people in society – as well as to the idealistic levels of the norm; reserved for the few. They are positively evaluated for doing so. Interviews were con…
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession
Positive deviance is an increasingly accepted concept in sociology. The clergy constitute a quintessential positive deviance occupation as they are held to idealized norms. They have a master status applied to them; still, they have an achieved status as they freely choose their profession, feeling it to be a calling. On the other hand, the family of clergy also have a master status applied to them based on idealized norms. They, however, usually…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Deviance (statistics (9 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 works) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (8 works) · Mathematics (7 works) · Statistics (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works)