Gun Cultures or Honor Cultures? Explaining Regional and Race Differences in Weapon Carrying

Autor/inn/en	Felson, Richard B.; Pare, Paul-Philippe
Titel	Gun Cultures or Honor Cultures? Explaining Regional and Race Differences in Weapon Carrying
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 88 (2010) 3, S.1357-1378 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Weapons; Violence; Females; Whites; Victims of Crime; Social Influences; Racial Differences; Cultural Influences; Place of Residence; At Risk Persons; Gender Differences; African Americans; Homicide; Hispanic Americans; Income; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Safety; Urban Areas; Rural Areas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weapon; Waffe; Gewalt; Weibliches Geschlecht; White; Weißer; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Sozialer Einfluss; Rassenunterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Wohnort; Risikogruppe; Geschlechterkonflikt; Afroamerikaner; Mord; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Einkommen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sicherheit; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	We use the National Violence against Women (and Men) Survey to examine the effects of region and race on the tendency to carry weapons for protection. We find that Southern and Western whites are much more likely than Northern whites to carry guns for self-protection, controlling for their risk of victimization. The difference between Southern and Northern whites is particularly strong for women. We do not find much evidence for regional/race differences in carrying knives or mace. These findings provide support for the idea that regional differences in weapon carrying reflect a gun culture rather than an honor culture. We see more evidence of an honor culture among blacks: they are more likely than whites to carry knives as well as guns, controlling for their risk of victimization. (Contains 3 tables and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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