Honor Bound: How a Cultural Ideal Has Shaped the American Psyche

by Ryan P. Brown

Book Overview

"Culture of honor" is what social scientists call a society that organizes social life around maintaining and defending reputation. In an honor culture, because reputation is everything, people will go to great lengths to defend their reputations and those of their family members against real and perceived threats and insults.

While most human societies throughout history can be described as "honor cultures," the United States is particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199399867
• ISBN13: 9780199399864
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"