Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in... by Richard E. Nisbett

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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... read more

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THE U.S. SOUTH HAS LONG BEEN viewed as a place of romance, leisure, and gentility.

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Richard E. Nisbett (Author)

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Dewey: 303.60975

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Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Social Theory
Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Violence in Society
Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Criminology
Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology
Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › Social Psychology & Interactions

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