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Title: Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South by Richard E. Nisbett, Dov Cohen ISBN: 0-8133-1993-5 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Scientific Study
Comment: This is an excellent scientific study which methodically argues several strains of evidence to support the overarching theory. The arguments are very well supported with many graphs and data tables.
Rating: 5
Summary: Social Science at its best
Comment: The culture of honor is a fascinating look at the role that cultural traditions can play in determining the incidence of homocide and other forms of violence. What I liked most about the book was the way Nisbett and Cohen used all the tools of social science, from survey and archival research to clever laboratory experiments to test their thesis. The way in which they "broke down" their data was particularly convincing. For instance they showed that where cultural influences were strongest(for example, in small towns rather than big cities)the North-South differences in homocide rates were greatest.While there were a lot of statistical tables and graphs, the book was easy and entertaining to read. I would especially recommend it for people who are interested in understanding about regional differences in American ideas about taking the law into your own hands, and for undergraduates who want to get a good look at the way social scientists can tackle complicated questions.
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Title: A Hunger So Wide and So Deep: American Women Speak Out on Eating Problems by Becky W. Thompson ISBN: 0816624356 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Black Wealth, White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality by Melvin L. Oliver, Thomas M. Shapiro ISBN: 0415918472 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order by Noam Chomsky, Robert W. McChesney ISBN: 1888363827 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture by Neil Foley ISBN: 0520207246 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.47 |
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Title: A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid ISBN: 0374527075 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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