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accounts: a standalone construct

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Sociology of language

statements people make to explain untoward behavior, mainly excuses that deny responsibility and justifications that deny wrongness.

In sociology of language, accounts refers to statements people make to explain untoward behavior, mainly excuses that deny responsibility and justifications that deny wrongness. This meaning comes from Scott (1968) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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References

Scott, M. B., & Lyman, S. M. (1968). Accounts. American Sociological Review, 33(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.2307/2092239

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