Culture of honor
Subtitle: the psychology of violence in the South
By: Richard E. Nisbett, Dov Cohen.
Contributors: Cohen, Dov.
Series: New directions in social psychology
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Violence -- Southern States -- Psychological aspects; Violence -- Southern States -- History; Southern States -- Social conditions
Other titles: Psychology of violence in the South
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-113) and index.