Author Question: Tina is hungry without any money. She tells herself that she must steal in order to eat that day, ... (Read 51 times)

mwit1967 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Tina is hungry without any money. She tells herself that she must steal in order to eat that day, and that in this case stealing is ok. She then goes into a convenience store and steals some food without feeling any guilt. Tina's justification is a type of:

a. rationalization
b. neutralization
c. substantive justification
d. tautology

Question 2

Fred justified stealing money from his mother after being caught. Fred's justification is a type of:

a. focal reasoning
b. rationalization
c. neutralization
d. persuasion