According to Sykes and Matza, the process that makes it possible for us to justify illegal or deviant behavior is called:
a. drop-out.
b. external means of social control.
c. commitment to deviant conformity.
d. deviant socialization.
e. techniques of neutralization.
Question 2When Julia was doing research on her family tree she learned that she was not only of German heritage she was also Italian. She bought a flag and also read Italian history. This is an example of
a. ethnic shifting.
b. ethnic cleansing.
c. ethnic revitalization.
d. ethnic renewal.
Question 3Frank uses the copy machine at work for personal reasons, arguing that he does not pay because the company charges too much for personal copies. This explanation is a:
a. denial of injury.
b. denial of victim.
c. denial of reality.
d. condemnation of the authorities.
Question 4The label Hispanic is confusing because it forces people to identify themselves with conquistadors and settlers from which one of the following countries?
a. Britain.
b. Brazil.
c. Spain.
d. Portugal.
Question 5I'm not really a bad person. It's just that I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. This is an example of which technique of neutralization?
a. denial of responsibility
b. denial of injury
c. appeal to a higher principle
d. denial of the victim
e. condemning the authorities
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