Exam 14: Positive Deviance

Dr. Griffiths believes that being educated in elite colleges and universities by eminent scientists and scholars significantly enhances the students' opportunities to excel later in life. Her beliefs are in line with opportunity theory.

Distinguish between the impact of highly integrated societies and societies with low levels of integration on levels of positive deviance.

One type of positive deviance identified in the literature is moral superiority.

Elite scholars commonly value traditionalism and reinforcing the status quo.

The six individual resources required for creative people are intelligence, knowledge, motivation, synthetic thinking, analytical thinking, and practical thinking.

Robert Agnew's strain theory has no explanatory value for understanding positive deviance.

How do some sociologists counter the claim that positive deviance is not a contradiction in terms?

Analyze how Hirschi's social bonds theory approaches the study of positive deviance.

The form of positive deviance referred to as ______ is an unwavering commitment to following through on all promises to complete a task.

Alex Thio's power theory provides insight into both positive and traditional deviance.