SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Scapegoating
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In conversation we present reasons to others to explain meaning and intent of our. Such motive talk provides normalcy to interactions that are disrupted by certain actions acts or events. People make justifications for deviance seen as valid by deviants but not by legal system or society. Mitigate act by alluding to lack of harmful consequences to anyone. Deviance due to acts or situations beyond control. Legitimate their behavior by suggesting no specific victim can be identified. That person hurt deserve what happened to them. Focus on what accusers have done wrong. Deny full responsibility by distancing themselves from blame. Disclaimers in contrast are prospective in nature. Designed as verbal explanation to minimize deviant acts or motives that will occur in the future. Argue that scott and lyman"s verbal accounts are retrospective in nature to. Hedging: minimize impact of deviant behavior that has already occurred.
