Punishing Transgression in Honor Culture and Face Culture

by Michael Steppat, Yan Sun, Mine Krause

In the world's so-called honor and face cultures, certain values and codes related to the protection of a family's stainless reputation are deep-rooted. When they are violated by what is perceived as an immoral action, and the respective transgression becomes known, the honor not only of the deviant, but also of the in-group itself is damaged. This leads to stigmatization followed by collective rejection. Consequently, the stigma needs to be removed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631836686
• ISBN13: 9783631836682
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"