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Deviant Identity in Online Contexts: New Directives in the Study of a Classic Concept
Author(s) -
Maratea R. J.,
Kavanaugh Philip R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00438.x
Subject(s) - deviance (statistics) , sociology , scholarship , identity (music) , social psychology , social identity theory , epistemology , psychology , social science , social group , political science , computer science , law , aesthetics , philosophy , machine learning
This article provides an overview of emerging research into the concept of deviant identity by highlighting major new directions in cyber‐deviance scholarship. We suggest that the examination of deviance in online settings offers unique new insights into the processes of identity construction and reinforcement, role play, and the social organization of deviant communities. We conclude by considering developments that may advance the literature on deviant identity in real world spaces, as well as expand the conceptual utility of deviance for other subareas of sociology.