Public deviance: An experimental study

Discusses social deviance within a sociocultural framework and the level of honesty of the public, citing an experimental study of 125 convenience store cashiers in Ottawa, Canada, as evidence that employment offers no guarantee of acceptable social behavior. In almost 1 out of every 6 cases, the cashier failed to return the appropriate change due to an investigator who feigned forgetfulness. No gender-based differences in behavior of the cashiers were observed. Although the apparent level of honesty was not inordinately high, it was not negligible