Sex, Honor, Murder: A Psychology of “Honor killing”

Barmaki, Reza

doi:10.1080/01639625.2019.1695456

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“…Although honor killing has been well studied in the realms of sociology and anthropology, there is a dearth of research on the topic in the field of psychology. The present studies have investigated the issue, using the social-ecological perspective (Dorjee et al, 2013), individualistic versus collectivistic cultures perspectives in the perception of honor killing (Caffaro & Schmidt, 2014), and social functional approach in psychology (Barmaki, 2019). The extant explanations suggest that retributive rage (Abu Odeh, 2010), inherent aggressive and criminal tendencies (Rahim et al, 2018), subconscious fear of incest (Kanchan et al, 2016), strong belief in honor (Roberts, 2014), and emotional need to protect one's honor and allegiance to key communal values (Barmaki, 2019) can account for honor killing.…”

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“…This is the point in which the killer comes to the conclusion that honor killing is the only solution to end the eventual victim's dishonorable ways (Dogan, 2016). Barmaki (2019) suggests that the perpetrator's feeling of obligation to take matters into his own hand can be the result of "dissonance reduction", since, in such cases of dishonor, individuals experience anxiety engendered by discrepancy between their beliefs. Also, Dorjee et.al (2013) indicate that honor killing or honor-related violence can be understood in the context of moral conflict and perceived or actual incompatibility of moral values.…”

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Perception of honor killing: The role of culture, gender, and moral beliefs

Daryani¹,

Moughari²

2023

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Honor killing, which most frequently involves male family members killing a female relative, has a long history all over the world. Across two studies, we investigated the role of gender, culture, and moral beliefs in the perception of honor killing. In the first study, we compared the perception of honor killing in Iran (N = 146) and England (N = 144) conducting a mixed ANOVA. According to our findings in Study 1, Iranian participants, regardless of gender, attribute more responsibility to the victim, less responsibility to the assailant, and propose less severe punishment for the assailant. The same pattern of gender differences in the perception of honor killing was found in the second study except that the women attributed more responsibility to the assailant. Regarding moral beliefs, all binding values proposed by the Moral Foundation Theory (Authority, Loyalty, and Purity) predict the high responsibility attributed to the victim. These results suggest that gender and cultural differences and moral beliefs contribute significantly to shaping diverse perceptions of honor killing

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