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Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (New Directions in Social Psychology)
Culture of Honor The Psychology of Violence in the South - New Directions in Social Psychology
Author: Richard E. Nisbett, Dov Cohen
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780813319926
ISBN-10: 0813319927
Publication Date: 5/1996
Pages: 119
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Publisher: Westview Pr (Short Disc)
Book Type: Hardcover
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