Caught in a Lie
The Rise and Fall of a Respectable Deviant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2153178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita Lavorgna (0000-0001-8484-1613, University of Southampton, corresponding author), Lisa Sugiura (0000-0002-2167-3613, University of Portsmouth) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1043-1056 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.2018.1456724 |
| OpenAlex | W2791515927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
In this study we draw on the concept of respectable deviance to understand the journey into deviance – from her rise as an alternative health expert through to her public disgrace – of Belle Gibson, a young Australian blogger, app publisher and alternative medicine advocate who falsely claimed to have cured cancer without reverting to science-based medicine. Through the rigorous analysis of a series of media and documentary sources where Ms Gibson provided autobiographical accounts of her life experience, the argument is presented that the promotion of one’s self as a health expert and subsequently being outed as a fraudster encourages techniques of neutralization and particular presentations of self to respond and manage negative labelling and the stigma attached
Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
Social pathology
Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime
Stigma
Crime, Deviance and Doping
The New Criminology
The case of Belle Gibson, social media, and what it means for understanding leisure under digital praxis
I Want a Man”
What Have We Learned from Five Decades of Neutralization Research
The new criminology
Self-branding, 'micro-celebrity' and the rise of Social Media Influencers
Accounts
Techniques of Neutralization
Snake oil Science
Dilemmas and Contradictions of Status
Techniques of Affirmation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |