Ryan P Brown

Honor Bound

How a Cultural Ideal Has Shaped the American Psyche

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Produktbeschreibung

In Honor Bound, social psychologist Ryan Brown tells the story of how a specific cultural narrative, the ideology of honor, continues to shape the psyche of people around the world, including the southern and western United States. The ideology of honor underlies behaviors from spontaneous bar fights to organized acts of terrorism, but it's also at work in romantic relationships, mental health and well-being, terrorist attacks, suicide, foreign policydecisions by political leaders, and even how parents name their babies. Throughout this book, Brown reveals the powerful, surprising, and sometimes paradoxical dynamics of honor through personal stories, contemporary events, and scientific research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780190693800
• ISBN-10: 0190693800
• Artikelnr.: 49957146

Autorenporträt

Ryan P. Brown, Ph.D., is a social psychologist who has conducted research on how people think, feel, and behave for over 20 years. Before joining the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, he was the L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma. He has also taught at Amherst College and the University of Texas at Austin. A native Alabamian of Scottish ancestry, he continues to write, speak, and conduct research on the social dynamics of honor in the U.S. and around the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Genesis
Chapter 2: A Penchant for Violence
Chapter 3: Boys to Men and the Women Who Love Them
Chapter 4: Lay Down Your Burdens
Chapter 5: Reckless Abandon
Chapter 6: Lineage
Chapter 7: The Honor Circle
Chapter 8: A Most Honorable Place
Chapter 9: Embracing Honor
Footnotes
References
Appendices