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Crime

Question 21 • CR04258 Sociology

The suspension of moral beliefs to commit deviant acts is a

Answer
A
deviance.
B
stigma.
C
secondary deviance.
D
technique of neutralization.

Explanation

Techniques of neutralization are ways people temporarily set aside or justify their moral beliefs so they can commit deviant acts without seeing themselves as bad people. This matches “technique of neutralization.” Secondary deviance is continued deviance shaped by a person’s identity or social reaction, while stigma is a discrediting social label.

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