The indebtedness scape spiral: shame as a cause for immoral conduct leading to indebtedness
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Using escape theory as a theoretical lens this study applied qualitative research to investigate causes for immoral behavior linked to indebtedness. We conducted 16 in-depth interviews using projective techniques with employees and members of a credit union in the south of Brazil. The data collected shows evidence supporting the use of the Escape Theory as model that explains irrational, unethical and immoral behaviors linked to indebtedness and supports the notion of socially constructed forms of shame as the starting point of the escape process. Suggestions for applying theory to practice are discussed.
Keywords: Escape theory, indebtedness, shame
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2020-10-19
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