Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 6 · id outliers-c6-01-appalachian-feuding-and-violen
“Appalachian feuding and violence can be traced to a 'culture of honor' brought by Scots-Irish settlers from herding regions, where protecting reputation was essential for survival.”
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Cohen, Nisbett, Bowdle & Schwarz (1996), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 70(5)DOI registry: valid
In controlled experiments, Southern (culture-of-honor) men who were insulted showed greater cortisol and testosterone increases, were more likely to engage in aggressive responses, and perceived greater threats to their masculinity than Northern men.
Nisbett & Cohen (1996), Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South, Westview PressDOI registry: valid
Southern and Western states with herding-origin populations show higher rates of argument-related homicide (but not robbery-related homicide), consistent with a culture-of-honor effect specific to insult-triggered violence.
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