Normalization

Encyclopedia of Social DeviancePublished 1 January 2014

RINALDI, Cirus

DOI10.4135/9781483340470.n189

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Citations636

Abstract

The entry deals with normalization processes in sociology of deviance from macro to micro perspectives

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Medicine

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Results show that the impact of bystanders during the interview varies according to the identity of the bystander, age of the person interviewed, and the mode of interview.

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