If conformity of a group member threatens the status of others, is it possible that, contrary to studies which suggest that conformity is always rewarded, conformity might not be so rewarded? The ...

The view that religion, as a source of moral guidance and social support, can function to prevent or protect individuals, especially children and adolescents, from a range of deviant and delinquent ...

The old adage, "familiarity breeds contempt," rings eerily true when considering the dangers of normalizing deviance. Coined by sociologist Diane Vaughan, this phenomenon describes the gradual process ...