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Male honor and female fidelity

Implicit cultural scripts that perpetuate domestic violence

Bibliographic Data

ID5845322
AuthorsJoseph A Vandello (0000-0001-9318-4002, University of South Florida), Dov Cohen (0000-0002-0520-8527, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year2003
Volume84
Issue5
Pages997-1010
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.84.5.997
PMID12757144
OpenAlexW2061088049
LanguageEN
Citations received173
References cited47

Two studies explored how domestic violence may be implicitly or explicitly sanctioned and reinforced in cultures where honor is a salient organizing theme. Three general predictions were supported: (a) female infidelity damages a man's reputation, particularly in honor cultures; (b) this reputation can be partially restored through the use of violence; and (c) women in honor cultures are expected to remain loyal in the face of jealousy-related violence. Study 1 involved participants from Brazil (an honor culture) and the United States responding to written vignettes involving infidelity and violence in response to infidelity. Study 2 involved southern Anglo, Latino, and northern Anglo participants witnessing a "live" incident of aggression against a woman (actually a confederate) and subsequently interacting with her

Aggression · Criminology · Domestic violence · Homicide · Honor · Jealousy · Poison control · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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