An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective on Cultures of Honor
By T. Shackelford. 2005
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A key element of cultures of honor is that men in these cultures are prepared to protect with violence the reputation for strength and toughness. Such cultures are likely to develop where (1) a man's resources can be thieved in full by other men and (2) the governing body is weak and thus cannot prevent or punish theft. Historically a herding culture operating outside of formal government, the southern United States has a rich culture of honor. In this article, I briefly review research conducted by Nisbett, Cohen, and colleagues on the southern culture of honor. I then present several important but unanswered questions about the development and maintenance of the southern culture of honor. I next argue that current models of the development and maintenance of cultures of honor and violence can be informed by an evolutionary psychological perspective. I conclude with a tentative evolutionary psychological analysis of the development and maintenance of the southern culture of honor.
Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology
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- The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change (2009, background): “Although cultures of honor likely have their evolutionary basis in mate competition (Shackelford 2005), when viewed through the psychological lens of Becker’s ideas they provide a context for selfesteem.”