The universal applicability of the theory of neutralization: German youth coming to terms with the Holocaust

The purpose of this article is twofold. Empirically, it dwells on the little studied instance of people who never transgresses any legal or moral code, yet nonetheless experience tension resulting from inner norms/behavior conflict and resort to neutralization techniques to smooth this conflict. The...

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Main Author: Hazani, Moshe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 1991, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-149
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Attitude Change
Consistency Theory
International Relation
Social Psychologist
Specific Instance

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