Justifications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22367290 |
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| Authors | Tiffani Everett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosj012 |
| OpenAlex | W4249530702 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Justifications are verbal strategies used to minimize unpredictable behavior or consequences. Justifications are half of Scott and Lyman's (1968) taxonomy of accounting behavior. Though early sociologists including Marx, Goffman, Sykes, and Matza examined how social norms were restored following interaction, Scott and Lyman were the first sociologists to provide an organized taxonomy of these strategies. Along with excuses, Scott and Lyman argued that justifications are a prevalent strategy used in redefining situations. When people make justifications for their behavior, they accept responsibility for the behavior, but deny any negativity associated with the behavior
Epistemology · Negativity effect · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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