Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South (New Directions in Social Psychology) - Softcover

Nisbett, Richard E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813319935 ISBN 13: 9780813319933

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

This book focuses on a singular cause of male violence—the perpetrator's sense of threat to one of his most valued possessions, namely, his reputation for strength and toughness. The theme of this book is that the Southern United States had—and has—a type of culture of honor.

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From the Back Cover:

In this brilliantly argued book, the authors explore the reasons behind the higher rate for homicides among whites in the southern United States. They discover that it isn't socioeconomic class, population density, the legacy of slavery, or the heat of the South; it is the traditional 'culture of honor'--in which a man's reputation is seen as central to his economic survival--that makes the difference.

About the Author:

Richard E. Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and codirector of the Culture and Cognition Program at the University of Michigan.
Dov Cohen is assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Richard E. Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and codirector of the Culture and Cognition Program at the University of Michigan.
Dov Cohen is assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0813319935
• ISBN 13: 9780813319933
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 138