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159899   |
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| Title: |
Where is the South? A Preliminary Analysis of the Southern Subculture of Violence (From Trends, Risks, and Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third Annual Spring Symposium of the Homicide Research Working Group, P 127-149, 1995, Carolyn Block and Richard Block, eds.) |
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| Author(s): |
H P Whitt; J Corzine; L Huff-Corzine |
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| Date Published: |
1995 |
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| Page Count: |
23 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Type: |
Research (Theoretical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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This article explores conceptual issues related to the Southern subculture-of-violence thesis and identifies those elements of Southern culture that may contribute to high homicide rates. |
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| Abstract: |
The integrated model of lethal violence presented here conceptualizes both suicide and homicide as violent outcomes produced by a variety of social forces. This analysis considers various definitions of what comprises the South, and uses county data on homicide and suicide for 1988 and 1989 to construct the lethal violence rate (LVR) and the suicide-homicide ratio (SHR). Results of this preliminary analysis suggest that a subculture of violence exists in both the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the South. There is also evidence to indicate that the tendency to externalize violence increases with the extent of Southern influence in the historical development of various regions of the U.S. Therefore, these results may be used to draw boundaries around the Southern subculture of violence. Further research is needed to explore the specific carriers -- i.e., blacks or whites, men or women -- of this subculture within Southern populations. The authors suggest that the tendency to blame misfortune on persons other than oneself -- a tendency consistent with the Southern code of honor -- may be the crucial element in the Southern subculture of violence. 4 tables, 5 maps, and 76 references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Statistics |
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Homicide trends; Southern States; Subculture theory; Victims of Crime; Violence causes |
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*This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. NIJ Research Report, See NCJ-154254 for complete document. |
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http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=159899 |
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