The culture of honor as the best explanation for the high rates of criminal homicide in Pernambuco: A comparative study with 160 convicts and non-convicts

Abstract

The present work aimed to investigate the propensity towards criminal homicide using a broad approach, encompassing theories based on socioeconomic frustration, decision-making processes, emotional attachment, testosterone, moral development, moral values, and the culture of honor. A total of 160 adult Brazilian men completed a questionnaire, various psychological tests, and right-hand digit ratio measurements. The findings discarded all theories tested, except the culture of honor. It is concluded that, in the region, public policies for the reduction of the rate of homicides must be specific to that crime and address cultural issues regarding honor and moral satisfaction.

Risk and protective factors of delinquency that are sensitive to migration and culture

“…Honour was primarily discussed in connection to gang violence (Hayes & Lee, 2005) and masculinity (Hochstetler, Copes, & Forsyth, 2014;Horowitz & Schwartz, 1974). Even a more specific approachthe culture of honour (Cohen et al, 1996) was mainly used to explain differences in homicide rates and their underlying motivation among white South American males (Campello de Souza, Campello de Souza, Bilsky, & Roazzi, 2016;Vandello & Cohen, 2003). However, our results indicate that traditional norms of family honour are also relevant for delinquency.…”

Revisión de estudios transnacionales sobre las tasas del delito de homicidio

“…La cultura como variable para la determinación en las tasas de homicidio, fue de importancia secundaria en la explicación de los delitos violentos hace un siglo atrás, pero últimamente ha comenzado a tener relevancia, y con interpretaciones que la consideran como un factor que afecta positivamente en las tasas de homicidio (Altheimer, 2013;Lappi-Seppälä & Lehti, 2014). Algunos estudios locales, por ejemplo, le dan aplicación a la explicación de la cultura, y aún a la propia cultura del honor (Campello de Souza et al, 2016).…”

Mapeamento da produção científica brasileira sobre segmentação moral pelo estado da arte

“…Lawrence Kohlberg (2017) dedicou seus estudos e pesquisas à descrição de estágios morais dentro de sua teoria do desenvolvimento moral, inclusive elaborando uma entrevista padronizada de avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa do juízo moral, a Moral Judgment Interview (MJI) (Colby & Kohlberg, 1987). Esse instrumento, porém, volta-se apenas ao aspecto do juízo moral, assim como outros instrumentos de avaliação decorrentes, como o Socio-moral Reflection Objective Measure (SROM) de J. Gibbs (Souza, Souza, Bilsky, Roazzi, 2016) e o Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT-2) de J. Rest e colaboradores (Thoma, Bebeau & Narvaez, 2016), instrumentos os quais seguem em uso em pesquisas sobre moralidade no Brasil, como ressaltam Bataglia, Morais e Lepre (2010).…”