The 'culture of honor' in citizens' concepts of their duty as voters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5722122 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Baron (0000-0003-1001-9947, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-72 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043463111434703 |
| OpenAlex | W2163817782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
Web studies explored citizens' concepts of their duty as voters and their choices concerning actual policies. Some people see a moral duty to support their group (their nation) regardless of harmful effects on outsiders. One study supports the hypothesis that this duty avoids betrayal of the nation, which they see as granting the right to vote for the purpose of advancing national interest. Some also see a duty to defend their self-interest through voting; many think this is a rational way to pursue their interests. Another justification is, "If [the voter] does not look out for her own interests, nobody else will." I hypothesize a norm of responsibility for self-defense, part of the "culture of honor" (Cohen and Nisbett, 1994) in all of us. Yet politics is by design an inefficient way to pursue self-interest, although it is efficient for advancing the good of all
Betrayal · Duty · Honor · Law and economics · nobody · Political science · Politics · Self-interest · Sociology · Voting · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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Isolation effects and the neglect of indirect effects of fiscal policies
In‐Group Love” and “Out‐Group Hate” in Repeated Interaction Between Groups
Seriousness of Social Dilemmas and the Provision of a Sanctioning System
Support for trade restrictions, attitudes, and understanding of comparative advantage
The layered prisoners' dilemma
Expressive voting and electoral equilibrium
Cognitive biases in moral judgments that affect political behavior
The Impossibility of a Paretian Liberal
Cooperation in Intergroup and Single-Group Social Dilemmas
The myth of the rational voter
Fact or artifact revisited
Confusion of Group Interest and Self-Interest in Parochial Cooperation on Behalf of a Group
Approval Voting and Parochialism
The provision of a sanctioning system as a public good
The norm of self-interest and its effects on social action
Egoism, Parochialism, and Universalism
Voting as a Rational Choice
Political Action Versus Voluntarism in Social Dilemmas and Aid for the Needy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |