Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the association between socioeconomic status and honour
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Higher socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to stronger endorsement of honor-related values across diverse global regions. This includes defending family honor, self-promotion, and adherence to social codes.
Area Of Science
- Social Psychology
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Sociology
Background
- Socioeconomic status (SES) is a significant determinant of individual attitudes and behaviors.
- The concept of honor, encompassing values related to reputation, family, and social standing, varies culturally.
- Previous research has not comprehensively explored the global relationship between SES and honor endorsement.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the relationship between subjective socioeconomic status (SES) and the endorsement of various honor-related values.
- To examine this relationship across diverse cultural and geographical regions worldwide.
Main Methods
- Analysis of data from five studies involving 13,635 participants.
- Recruitment of participants from the Mediterranean and MENA, East Asian, South-East Asian, and Anglo-Western regions.
- Utilized measures assessing multiple facets of honor, including family honor, self-promotion, retaliation, masculine honor, social image, and street codes.
Main Results
- Individuals with a higher subjective SES consistently endorsed various honor facets more strongly than those with lower subjective SES.
- This positive association was observed across all studied cultural regions.
- Specific honor facets showing stronger endorsement with higher SES included defense of family honor, self-promotion, retaliation values, masculine honor beliefs, and emphasis on social image.
Conclusions
- Subjective socioeconomic status is a significant predictor of honor endorsement globally.
- Higher SES individuals tend to uphold honor-related values more rigorously, irrespective of cultural context.
- Findings offer insights into the interplay between economic standing and cultural values, particularly concerning honor systems.
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