Deviance and marginal occupations: the case of taxi drivers

被引:14
作者
Sheahan, M
Smith, P
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Sociol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[2] Univ Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia
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10.1080/713840244
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DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
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0301 ;
摘要
The taxi industry provides a strategic site to explore workplace deviance in low supervision, low status, occupational settings. Despite this theoretical opportunity and the objective importance of the taxi industry worldwide, very little is known about deviance among taxi drivers. Making use of interview data, this exploratory study maps out forms of workplace deviance and the explanations given for them by a sample of male taxi drivers. Major illegal activities reported included speeding, driving unsafe vehicles, taking drugs, and fraud. Theories pertaining to worker alienation, stress management, victim precipitation, and social control were relevant to the rationalizations some of the drivers provided to account for their illegal behaviors. We conclude that the occupational culture of taxi drivers and the structure of the taxi industry facilitate the forms of deviance reported here.
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页码:449 / 466
页数:18
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