Abstract
Violence against women is recognized as a social problem, universally. Arguably, the emergence of Western exposure to crimes against women, that are considered "honorable" in other cultures, has captured the public's imagination and become a popular issue among the Western world. The purpose of this examination was to demonstrate whether honor killings are similar to domestic violence, in relation to methods, and underlying factors, with a secondary aim of determining whether honor killings can or should be classified as a type of domestic violence. The results determined that domestic violence and honor-related killings are similar in relation to the most common perpetrator and victim. However, they were recognized to differ in underlying factors such as motive, means, and its social responses. As such, it was concluded that honor killings are deep-seated cultural acts that should remain a distinct concept from domestic violence.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The psychology of criminal and antisocial behavior |
| Subtitle of host publication | Victim and offender perspectives |
| Editors | W Petherick, G Sinnamon |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 361-383 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128095775 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128092873 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2017 |
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Honor killings and domestic violence : The same or different? / Xavier, Carletta; Petherick, Wayne; Sinnamon, Grant.
The psychology of criminal and antisocial behavior: Victim and offender perspectives. ed. / W Petherick; G Sinnamon. Elsevier, 2017. p. 361-383.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Honor killings and domestic violence
T2 - The same or different?
AU - Xavier, Carletta
AU - Petherick, Wayne
AU - Sinnamon, Grant
PY - 2017/1/4
Y1 - 2017/1/4
N2 - Violence against women is recognized as a social problem, universally. Arguably, the emergence of Western exposure to crimes against women, that are considered "honorable" in other cultures, has captured the public's imagination and become a popular issue among the Western world. The purpose of this examination was to demonstrate whether honor killings are similar to domestic violence, in relation to methods, and underlying factors, with a secondary aim of determining whether honor killings can or should be classified as a type of domestic violence. The results determined that domestic violence and honor-related killings are similar in relation to the most common perpetrator and victim. However, they were recognized to differ in underlying factors such as motive, means, and its social responses. As such, it was concluded that honor killings are deep-seated cultural acts that should remain a distinct concept from domestic violence.
AB - Violence against women is recognized as a social problem, universally. Arguably, the emergence of Western exposure to crimes against women, that are considered "honorable" in other cultures, has captured the public's imagination and become a popular issue among the Western world. The purpose of this examination was to demonstrate whether honor killings are similar to domestic violence, in relation to methods, and underlying factors, with a secondary aim of determining whether honor killings can or should be classified as a type of domestic violence. The results determined that domestic violence and honor-related killings are similar in relation to the most common perpetrator and victim. However, they were recognized to differ in underlying factors such as motive, means, and its social responses. As such, it was concluded that honor killings are deep-seated cultural acts that should remain a distinct concept from domestic violence.
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809287-3.00012-2
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809287-3.00012-2
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780128092873
SP - 361
EP - 383
BT - The psychology of criminal and antisocial behavior
A2 - Petherick, W
A2 - Sinnamon, G
PB - Elsevier
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