CRIM 012H Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Social Learning Theory, Embezzlement, Cognitive Dissonance
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A special kind of definition favorable to crime. Rhetoric about our motives that is deployed for strategic social purposes, to others and even ourselves. How we talk about our motives and make them socially acceptable. Non-shareable financial problem: gambling debts, extramarital affairs, drug habit, illegal investments. Embezzlement as a solution: when a person"s job gives them access to large amounts of money with little supervision. Justifications/excuses: i"m only borrowing it, i had no choice, nobody was hurt, the company owes it to me, i did it for my family. Excuses that people articulate after behavior to protect self- concept from guilt and counter negative reactions of others. Pre-behavior rhetoric that allows people to overcome or. Neutralize the hold of norms forbidding the behavior. I"m usually very studious, but tonight i am giving myself the night off and going out. Denial of responsibility: it"s not my fault they left money out.
