Regional Culture and Patterns of Homicide

Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 353 - 367
Published: Nov 1, 2003
Abstract
In 1998, Cohen described a study showing that in the United States, regionally distributed culture controls the direction of the relationship between social stability and homicide rates. In the South and West, where, according to Cohen, there is a culture of honor, strong community and family bonds increase honor-related violence. Conversely, in the North, where the culture of honor is rare, strong social bonds restrain violence of all kinds....
Paper Details
Title
Regional Culture and Patterns of Homicide
Published Date
Nov 1, 2003
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
353 - 367
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