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Diane · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Explain what a culture of honor is, its origin, and how being raised in a culture of honor can influence aggression.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Imagine you have a friend who is typically quiet, thoughtful, and reserved. However, when your friend drinks, you can never tell what he/she is going to do. One minute your friend is dancing wildly and having a great time,

but the next minute your friend is reacting aggressively to being slightly nudged by another dancer. Describe two reasons presented in the text for why alcohol would have such an effect on your friend.

What will be an ideal response?

Toya9913 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A culture of honor is a culture in which protecting one's reputation (honor) is vital. It emerged in the southeastern and western U.S. among people who herded cattle for a living. Their honor, or reputation, was important in protecting their cattle from thieves. In a culture of honor, aggression is considered an appropriate response to being insulted. Thus, even today, some southerners and westerners may be more easily provoked to aggression if they are personally insulted.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Alcohol serves as a disinhibitor. That is, alcohol lowers the friend's inhibitions, and thus makes the friend louder and less reserved. In addition, alcohol interferes with processing of information, making the friend less thoughtful and also more likely to miss subtle situational cues, such as the slight nudge, that could prevent aggression. In addition, according to the think-drink effect, your friend's behavior may be the result of behaving as he/she expects a drinker to behave.