When believing is seeing: Sustaining norms of violence in cultures of honor

The Psychological Foundations of Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 281-304

  Vandello, Joseph A ^a   Cohen, Dov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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

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EID: 84917673826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410608994     Document Type: Chapter

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