The Concept of Positive Deviance Is Used to Refer to Situations

question 4

Multiple Choice

The concept of positive deviance is used to refer to situations where…

• A)There is no cost to the organization when an employee fails to comply with organizational rules
• B)There is no cost to the employee when he fails to comply with organizational rules
• C)The situation in question makes not complying with organizational rules the most ethically appropriate action
• D)There is a short term benefit to individuals who do not comply with organizational rules
• E)There is no alternative to not complying with organizational rules

---

Definitions:

Male Promiscuity

Behavior or a lifestyle associated with having numerous sexual partners, often viewed more leniently or differently when exhibited by men than women.

Conflict Theory

is a sociological perspective that views social life as competition, focusing on the struggles between social groups for power and resources.

Industrial Capitalism

A stage of capitalism involving the mass production of goods in factories with the investment of capital primarily in industrial enterprises.

System Of Inheritance

the legal and social mechanisms by which property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations pass from one generation to the next.