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moral disengagement
the process that enables people to engage in negative behavior without believing that they are causing harm or doing wrong.
3 processes to moral disengagement
reforming behavior to appear less harmful. 2. minimizing victim’s harm. 3. obscuring moral agency
reforming behavior to appear less harmful
moral justification, euphemistic labeling, advantageous comparisons
moral justification
“for the greater good”
euphemistic labeling
“its borrowing, not stealing”
advantageous comparisons
“it’s not as bad as…”
minimizing victim’s distress
distortion of consequences, dehumanization
distortion of consequences
“no one really got hurt,” “not a big deal”
dehumanization
“its not personal,” “human capital”
obscuring moral agency
displacement of responsibility, diffusion of responsibility, attribution of blame
displacement of responsibility
“ i was following orders”
diffusion of responsibility
“everyone else is doing it “
attribution of blame
“the victim’s fault”
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