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"""Is My Honor Not Honor?"": Women's Narratives of Marriage, Violence and Culture in Lahaul, India"
… marriage by abduction, sexual violence, rape and honor. I illustrate how theoretical interventions are performed by women as they challenge definitions of rape within the patriarchal discourses of honor, tribe, and nation. Further, I demonstrate how silence also operates as discourse to support …
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The Honor Concept in the Hal Plays
Shakespeare had an understanding and appreciation of human nature that is too evident to be overlooked. It is but accentuating the positive to mention it here. What is not so positive, and we hasten to add, cannot be, is the question of creating his characters according to some particular …
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Duty, Honor, Country: Generalship and Institutional Magnanimity
… abilities and needs against the desire to win honors and accolades for oneself. The best way to protect against these dangers is to ensure that such men’s political perspectives and ambitions are ordered toward the common good through a well-formed character. Aristotle’s articulation of …
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H. G. Wells: Prophet With Honor (Britain)
Critics and biographers of H. G. Wells have commonly disregarded his journalism and much of is nonfiction. After the Edwardian period Wells's reputation as a novelist began to deteriorate. He continued to produce novels, but he turned more to the writing of journalism and nonfiction. Dismissed as …
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Honor, Supremacy, and the Lynching of Henry Smith
This study illustrates the past realities of extralegal violence through the unique story of Henry Smith, an African-American brutally lynched in Paris, Texas during the 1890s. Through an examination of primary documents – newspaper articles, photographs, eyewitness testimonies, etc. – and …
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Honor, Gender, Violence, and the Life of Robert Potter
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Negotiating Honor: Women and Slavery in Caracas, 1750-1854
… Each group of women had a concept of what honor meant for them and each sought to preserve honor by demanding fair and humane treatment, to be treated with respect and dignity, and to protect their reputations. They also expected those people who had control over them to behave with honor. …
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The building of honor for an important scientific university
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1908.
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Dishonorable Treatment: Workplace Incivility, Cultures of Honor, and Work Outcomes
… whether or not they are located in a culture of honor. In cultures of honor, such as the Southern U.S. region, individuals are theorized to be especially sensitive to insults or challenges to their reputation. Using archival data from a national sample of law school faculty members (N = 1,300), …
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The Certificate of Virginity: Honor, Marriage and Moroccan Female Immigration
… to Spain have complicated the Moroccan system of honor and marriage, which has played a crucial part in defining gender roles, space, production and reproduction. Using participant observation, semi-structured interviews, oral histories, and focus groups, this study aims to examine the effects …
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Honor Killings Among Westward-Immigrating Muslim Communities - An Applied Anthropological Approach
… of the literature published on the practice of honor killing in Western countries, specifically among Muslim immigrant communities with a practical approach to combating the practice of honor killings that is culturally acceptable to the ethnic groups involved. This literature includes works on …
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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF SHAME AND HONOR DURING THE ALTA CONFLICT
… uneasiness, and requires a judging audience. Honor is about individuals transcending self-interest and the need for individuals and groups to acquire self-esteem for that purpose; it also requires a judging audience. Concepts of shame and honor played an important role during the Alta …
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Honor Killings Among Westward-Immigrating Muslim Communities - An Applied Anthropological Approach
… of the literature published on the practice of honor killing in Western countries, specifically among Muslim immigrant communities with a practical approach to combating the practice of honor killings that is culturally acceptable to the ethnic groups involved. This literature includes works on …
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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF SHAME AND HONOR DURING THE ALTA CONFLICT
… uneasiness, and requires a judging audience. Honor is about individuals transcending self-interest and the need for individuals and groups to acquire self-esteem for that purpose; it also requires a judging audience. Concepts of shame and honor played an important role during the Alta …
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"...Bless her little heart!": The Culture of Honor and Emotion Recognition
… rule of masking within the Southern culture of honor. It was hypothesized that masking within the culture of honor negatively affects emotion perception sensitivity, particularly in the speed and accuracy of recognizing anger. Southern undergraduate students were primed with the culture of honor …
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Domestic Violence in Cultural Context: Male Honor, Female Fidelity and Loyalty
… themes are particularly strong in cultures where honor is emphasized. Cultural variation on these dimensions led to predictions of cultural differences in the acceptance and prevalence of domestic violence. Three studies examined cultural influences on domestic violence. In Study 1, students from …
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Dueling and Identity: Constructions of Honor Violence In Nineteenth-Century Southern Letters
… it is represented in dueling, the settlement of honor disputes through ritualized gunplay or the threat thereof. The duel has long served in historical interpretations of the South as a signal scene of violent masculine honor. Indeed, its life and death consequence has made it a preeminently …
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An evaluation of the honor code at Cherry Hill High School East
… were to (a) ascertain the present status of the Honor Code at Cherry Hill High School East by conducting surveys and focus groups; and (b) make recommendations for improvement of the Code, after an analysis of the feedback. Students, staff, and parents were surveyed using an open-ended question …
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Boundary Lines Crossed? Seeking Honor After the Vietnam War Took Their Sons
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