Male honor and female fidelity: implicit cultural scripts that perpetuate domestic violence.
Two studies explored how domestic violence may be implicitly or explicitly sanctioned and reinforced in cultures where honor is a salient organizing theme. Three general predictions were supported: (a) female infidelity damages a man's reputation, particularly in honor cultures; (b) this reputation can be partially restored through the use of violence; and (c) women in honor cultures are expected to remain loyal in the face of jealousy-related violence. Study 1 involved participants from Brazil (an honor culture) and the United States responding to written vignettes involving infidelity and violence in response to infidelity. Study 2 involved southern Anglo, Latino, and northern Anglo participants witnessing a "live" incident of aggression against a woman (actually a confederate) and subsequently interacting with her.
Vandello
Joseph A
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Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620-7200, USA. vandello@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005114:Extramarital Relations; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D028722:Virtues