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Accounts of Honesty. Refuting Allegations of Bribery

På svenska

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Summary, in English

This article investigates the stories told by Swedish men charged with bribery. The interviews are drawn from a study of court cases relating to bribery. White-collar criminals often justify their actions with reference to business culture: ‘‘Everyone’s doing it.’’ In this study, when refuting alle- gations, interviewees also invoke a ‘‘folk logic of bribery,’’ thus making use of mainstream cultural resources. Received ideas of a ‘‘real’’ bribe include the act itself, but also the moral character of the people involved. Accordingly, interviewees tailor a version in line with these ideas to refute the allegations against them.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

108-125

Publication/Series

Deviant Behavior

Volume

33

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Social Work

Keywords

  • Bribery
  • honesty
  • folk logic
  • deviance

Status

Published

Research group

  • Kriminal- och socialvetenskapligt nätverk

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1521-0456