Execution by Family: A Theory of Honor Violence

Execution by Family: A Theory of Honor Violence

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Across many parts of the world, violence inflicted in the name of family honor is attracting an increasing amount of attention. Family honor violence, otherwise known as honor-based violence, is physical force inflicted primarily on women for conduct defined as dishonorable. This book explores these conflicts of honor, how they are triggered, how they are handled, and why some lead to death.

Drawing on a range of case studies and employing Donald Black’s concept of social geometry, Execution by Family incorporates and goes beyond patriarchy, culture, and kinship to develop a unified theory of family honor violence. It discusses the "honor belt," a series of countries stretching from north Africa to southeast Asia, in which similar forms of inequality, patriarchy, group authority, and gerontocracy are prevalent and how, within the confines of this inequality, honor violence flourishes. Reviewing survey data and pointing to a multi-pronged, cross-national social movement, the book also discusses the future of honor-based violence.

Given the growing awareness of family honor violence, Execution by Family will be of interest to anybody concerned with family conflict, violence, crime, and popular morality. It will be invaluable reading for academics and students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, social psychology, and anthropology.

Table of Contents

Part I: Description

1. Introduction

2. The Logic of Family Honor

3. Theories of Family Honor

4. The Patriarchal Family

Part II: Explanation

5. Family Punishment

6. Community Punishment

7. The Crime of Dishonor

8. A Theory of Family Honor Violence

ISBN

9780367671440

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

Routledge

City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Keywords

criminology, sociology, social geometry, family honor violence

Disciplines

Criminology | Family, Life Course, and Society | Regional Sociology | Sociology of Culture

Execution by Family: A Theory of Honor Violence

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