Deviant Beliefs/Cognitive Deviance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18932260 |
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| Authors | Robin D Perrin (Pepperdine University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd058.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4240447363 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Sociological discussions of deviance typically focus on behaviors that violate norms and have been judged negatively by others. Cognitive deviance, on the other hand, refers to deviant beliefs . The study of cognitive deviance “reveals that social rules apply not only to how one behaves but also to how and what one thinks” (Douglas and Waksler, 1982: 366). Deviant beliefs are important to study because they reveal basic social processes and affirm the belief structure on which the culture of a society is built. In addition, the study of deviant beliefs is important because deviance is often the first step toward social change. Today's deviant idea may well be tomorrow's norm
Cognition · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Computer Science · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Highly cited | No |
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