Concept information
Preferred term
deception
Definition
- Deception occurs when people present inaccurate information in order to mislead an audience. From forcing a smile for annoying customers to claiming that a task will take less time to complete than is necessary, sociologists of work have observed that deceptions are routine events in workplaces. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Deception]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/deception
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