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  1. Aug 10, 2018 · Honor is a measure of the quality of a person, including personal ethics, e.g., honesty, compassion, valor, and chivalry. Honor lies at the core of who we are and aspire to be, and how we make...

  2. Dec 8, 2016 · Introduction. Dueling, being a knight, and honor killings are each specific instances of honor behaviors that are specific to societies, times and places. Though different, each of these specific behaviors has a common intent—clarifying roles and exhibiting integrity to protect reputation and rank in a social unit.

  3. A culture of honor is a culture in which a person (usually a man) feels obliged to protect his or her reputation by answering insults, affronts, and threats, oftentimes through the use of violence. Cultures of honor have been independently invented many times across the world.

  4. Honor is complex, deeply relational, and important in many cultures and social groups. A definition of honor as multifaceted and consisting of a set of interrelated honor codes, i.e., the honor-as-multifaceted approach to honor, is presented and discussed by Rodriguez Mosquera.

  5. Feb 11, 2024 · The ‘Culture of Honor’ is a concept in social psychology that describes a set of beliefs, norms, and behaviors that are commonly found in societies where honor and reputation are highly valued. These societies tend to have a strong emphasis on individualism, self-reliance, and self-protection.

  6. The apparent universality of cultures of honor (under the necessary conditions) lends support to the argument that the behavioral manifestations of cultures of honor may be underpinned by universal (albeit sex-specific) evolved psychological mechanisms.

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  8. Nov 15, 2023 · APA Dictionary of Psychology. culture of honor. Updated on 11/15/2023. a cultural norm in a region, nation, ethnic group, or community that places emphasis on the defense of its reputation, dignity, and honor.

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