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Oct 12, 2022 · Orientalist frames and control over women as symbols of honor and patriarchal codes maintain tensions of dichotomies between modernity and tradition and cultural relativism. These are thus challenged by emphasizing women’s burdens – as situated individuals – of multi-layered struggles which unfold from purporting to depict women’s realities.
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Jul 30, 2018 · The willingness of people in honor cultures to take such radical measures, however painful and self-destructive, offers insights into the gravity of the consequences perceived by group members if action is not taken, because these retaliatory measures can include shaming, ridiculing, loss of respect and social resources, and even complete ostracism (Gill 2014). In traditional societies, where ...
- Aisha K. Gill
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Feb 24, 2021 · We present a feminist Durkheimian analysis of honor killing as a form of informal social control and argue that honor killing represents a ‘dark side of modernity’ in which the systematic marginalization and stigmatization of minorities and social groups have led them to rely more on traditional honor codes as a kind of informal social control, exacerbating honor crimes.
- Arash Heydari, Ali Teymoori, Rose Trappes
- 2021
Dec 20, 2020 · Eldén (Citation 2003) claims that to portray honour cultures as a specific to Muslim or Arab culture is problematic; the issue of honour violence should be placed in a global framework of violence against women, implying that all violence against women is the same in all patriarchal cultures globally.
- Monica Christianson, Åsa Teiler, Carola Eriksson
- 2021
Dec 20, 2020 · An explanation of honor-related killings of women in Europe through Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic violence and masculine domination. Current Sociology, 64 (7), 1036–1053. 10.1177/0011392115627479 [Google Scholar] Hasan, M. (2002). The politics of honor: Patriarchy, the state and the murder of women in the name of family honor.
- Monica Christianson, Åsa Teiler, Carola Eriksson
- 2021
Meharchand, Rebecca, "A Western Concept of Honour: Understanding Cultural Diferences, Realizing Patriarchal Similarities" (2016). 2016 Undergraduate Awards. 22. The term ‘honour’ is surrounded by ample amounts of cultural anxiety. First appearing in. with the ‘other’, the ‘third world’, the ‘backwards’ and ‘barbaric’ societies.
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Jun 24, 2021 · In some patriarchal societies, women are seen as the preservers of the family’s honor, and their conduct often reflects the family’s culture, morality, and ethics. Any lapse on a woman’s part allegedly taints the family’s name, and punishment must be given to the erring party to restore the family’s honor.
