U.S. Southern and Northern differences in perceptions of norms about aggression: Mechanisms for the perpetuation of a culture of honor

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-177

  Vandello, Joseph A ^a   Cohen, Dov ^b   Ransom, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cultural lag; Culture of honor; Norm perpetuation; Pluralistic ignorance

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149105929     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022107313862     Document Type: Article

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