SOC229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fargo Trucks, Bagman, Desroches Island
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Be able to describe and differentiate between the different subgroups for the test. Describe and analyze m. o of crews, solo gun men and armored vehicle. Tn is a strategy to manage/minimize cognitive dissonance to resolve feelings of shame you know what"s right/wrong but you want to choose wrong path and therefore psychological turmoil (dissonance) Distancing ourselves from the act ^ (denial) Conformity taught through socialization (pro social values) Rewards for pro-social behaviour; punishment /marginalized for nonconforming behaviour. Concerned with parenting and supervision: curfew, expectations, scrutinization of peer groups. Denial of responsibility passive role: force of god (god told me to do it), mental illness. Denial of injury dismiss trauma: bank can afford loss. Denial of victim victim deserved the punishment somehow: nazis blamed jews for depression. Condemnation of the condemners deflecting blame: others are hypocrites, crooked cops. Appeal to higher loyalties conflicting commitment: religion, demands of family, peers. Injustice and revenge fighting against oppression: terrorist attacks against government.
