In the United States, the homicide rate in the South is consistently higher than the rate in the North. In this brilliantly argued book, Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen use this fact as a starting point for an exploration of the underlying reasons for violence.According to Nisbett and Cohen, the increased tendency of white southerners to commit certa
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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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1 Violence and Honor in the Southern United States, 2 Homicide Rate Differences Between North and South, 3 Differences Between Northerners and Southerners in Attitudes Toward Violence, 4 Insult, Anger, and Aggression: A n "Experimental Ethnography" of the Culture of Honor, 5 Collective Expressions of the Culture of Honor: Violence, Social Policy, and the Law, 6 Culture of Honor: Manifestations, Explanations, and Destinations
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ISBN
9780367315320
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Biographical note

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.