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Self-Protection and the Culture of Honor: Explaining Southern Violence
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Doven_US
dc.contributor.authorNisbett, Richard E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T13:48:19Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T13:48:19Z
dc.date.issued1994en_US
dc.identifier.citationCohen, Dov; Nisbett, Richard (1994). "Self-Protection and the Culture of Honor: Explaining Southern Violence." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 20(5): 551-567. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68596>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0146-1672en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68596
dc.description.abstractThe southern United States has long been known to be more violent than the northern United States. The authors argue that this may be due in part to an ideology justifying violence for self-protection and for maintaining "honor " or a reputation for toughness. Analysis of data from three surveys shows that southern White males do not endorse violence unconditionally but do endorse violence when it is used for self-protection, to defend one's honor, or to socialize children. These data fit well with behavioral data concerning gun ownership and the types of homicide committed in the South. Although the conditions that gave rise to southern violence are largely gone, it may be sustained through collective representations emphasizing the importance of honor and through violent self-fulfilling prophecies centering on hypersensitivity to affronts.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleSelf-Protection and the Culture of Honor: Explaining Southern Violenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0146167294205012en_US
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