Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a motivação do transgressor

Borges, Luciana Souza; Alencar, Heloisa Moulin de

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“…Lembramos que, sendo a humilhação um tipo de violência caracterizada pelo rebaixamento moral da vítima (Harkot-de-La- Taille, 1999;La Taille, 2002a), poderá haver reações também violentas por parte desta para revidar o sentimento de humilhação (Ades, 1999;Borges & Alencar, 2006). Na presente pesquisa, os participantes cometeram um crime de homicídio contra suas vítimas após sentirem-se humilhados por elas, ou seja, após eles mesmos terem sido vítimas dos insultos por parte delas.…”

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Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a ação do transgressor

Borges

Alencar

2009

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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Resumo: Investigamos juízos de representação da realidade e valor moral de 20 homens homicidas, com idade variando entre 30 e 49 anos, sobre a ação transgressora acerca do passado e do presente. Realizamos entrevistas individuais, pelo método clínico piagetiano, e verificamos que: o JRR (juízo de representação da realidade) mais citado no passado foi o de que cometeriam novamente o homicídio, pela humilhação sofrida ou pelo sentimento negativo experienciado; no presente mencionaram que não matariam de novo, devido às consequências negativas do crime, às características próprias ou da vítima e ao valor da vida; o JVM (juízo de valor moral) mais mencionado no passado foi o de que a ação seria errada, pelas consequências negativas; no presente todos julgaram como errado o homicídio cometido, devido às consequências negativas, ao valor atribuído à vida e a motivos religiosos. Esperamos que essas discussões possibilitem maior compreensão do sujeito homicida, para que princípios universais, como o respeito à vida, possam ser considerados e ensinados.Palavras-chave: moral, transgressão, homicídio.Morality and homicide: a study about the transgressor's action Abstract: We investigated the judgments of representation of reality (JRR) and judgment of moral value (JMV) about transgressing actions, concerning the past and present time, of 20 homicidal men aged between 30 and 49 years. Individual interviews using the clinical piagetian method were carried out and the following were verified: the most cited JRR in the past was the one that they would commit the homicide again, due the suffered humiliation or the experienced negative feeling; in the present they reported they would not kill again due to the crime negative consequences, to their own or the victim's characteristics and life's value; the JMV most mentioned in the past was the one that the action would be wrong due the negative consequences; in the present all of them considered wrong the committed homicides due to the negative consequences, value attributed to life and religious reasons. We expect that this discussion permit a deeper understanding of the homicidal individual so that universal principles such as respect for life can be taught and taken into consideration.Keywords: morality, transgression, homicide. Moralidad y homicidio: un estudio sobre la acción del transgresorResumen: Investigamos juicios de representación de la realidad y valor moral de 20 hombres homicidas, con edades entre 30 y 49 años, sobre la acción transgresora, acerca del pasado y del presente. Realizamos entrevistas individuales, por el método clínico piagetiano, y verificamos que: el JRR (juicios de representación de la realidad) más citado en el pasado fue que cometerían nuevamente el homicidio, por la humillación sufrida o por el sentimiento negativo experimentado; en el presente mencionaron que no matarían nuevamente, debido a las consecuencias negativas del crimen, a las características propias o de la víctima y al valor de la vida; el JVM (juicios de valor moral) más mencionado e...

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Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a ação do transgressor

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Alencar

2009

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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“…There is some criticism to the studies from Cohen and Nisbett (1994) and Cohen (1996) regarding the data sources and statistical methods used to corroborate the theory of the culture of honor as leading to an increased rate of homicides (Chu, Rivera, & Loftin, 2000;Loftin & Mcdowall, 2003;Rivera, Chu, & Loftin, 2002); however, these do not extend to the totality of the work done by Cohen and Nesbitt in the matter, particularly the experimental investigations (Cohen & Nisbett, 1996, 1997. Also, there is some work from authors in other countries, such as Alencar (2006) and Magalhães (2009) in Brazil, suggesting honor-based motivations as the explanation for many of the homicides in northeastern portion of that country, which has a history of dry, unfertile land, and subsistence based on the herding of cattle and goat.…”

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The culture of honor as the best explanation for the high rates of criminal homicide in Pernambuco: A comparative study with 160 convicts and non-convicts

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Bilsky³

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Anuario de Psicología Jurídica

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The present work aimed to investigate the propensity towards criminal homicide using a broad approach, encompassing theories based on socioeconomic frustration, decision-making processes, emotional attachment, testosterone, moral development, moral values, and the culture of honor. A total of 160 adult Brazilian men completed a questionnaire, various psychological tests, and right-hand digit ratio measurements. The findings discarded all theories tested, except the culture of honor. It is concluded that, in the region, public policies for the reduction of the rate of homicides must be specific to that crime and address cultural issues regarding honor and moral satisfaction.

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“…It is based on the notion that certain societies develop a culture that demands that its men never show signs weakness and that they react violently to any threats to their reputation, with “honor” being the central point of their life, making homicide an acceptable or even mandatory form of conflict resolution (Reed, 1982). Some authors have pointed to this sociocultural phenomenon as one of the main causes for the alarmingly high levels of violence in the Brazilian Northeast (Alencar, 2006; Magalhães, 2009). Indeed, there is at least one empirical study done in Pernambuco showing that kind of explanation is more successful than competing theories based on socioeconomic frustration, testosterone levels, moral development, basic moral values, emotional attachment, and decision-making processes (Souza et al, 2011, 2016).…”

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“…Indeed, there have been studies suggesting that a Culture of Honor might be the best explanation for the high rates of homicide recorded in the area (Alencar, 2006; Magalhães, 2009; Souza et al, 2011). …”

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“…Alencar (2006) interviewed a group of 20 men in Northeastern Brazil that had been convicted for homicide and asked them about the motives for their crime. The group of males aged between 20 and 49 years not only reported revenge for humiliation, threats, and/or aggression as their main reasons to kill, but also expressed the belief that, under the circumstances, their actions were morally justified.…”

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Psychocultural Mechanisms of the Propensity toward Criminal Homicide: A Multidimensional View of the Culture of Honor

Souza

Roazzi

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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Introduction: Theory of the Culture of Honor is one of the few models in criminology specifically geared toward homicide. It proposes that, in certain societies, men must never show weakness and are required to react violently to any perceived threats to their reputation, thereby increasing their probability of committing a homicide. This has been suggested as the main explanation for the high rates of this type of crime in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast. Underlying this explanation there are complex mechanisms and processes that have yet to be clarified.Objectives: The present research aimed to investigate the workings of the possible psychocultural mechanisms underlying the culture of honor and the process through which they might affect the individual propensity toward homicide.Methods: A total of 336 Brazilian adults were assessed regarding a broad range of sociodemographic, psychological, and sociocultural variables, including their attitudes toward homicide. The resulting dataset was analyzed using Smallest Space Analysis and Facet Theory.Results: It seems that certain cultural elements associated to traditional masculinity and enhanced anger tend to promote negative personality traits and increase one’s propensity toward committing homicide.Conclusion: The findings obtained not only confirm the Theory of the Culture of Honor for the propensity toward homicide, but also explicit and clarify some of the psychocultural processes and mechanisms involved, suggesting a new scientific framework.

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Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a motivação do transgressor

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Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a ação do transgressor

Moralidade e homicídio: um estudo sobre a ação do transgressor

The culture of honor as the best explanation for the high rates of criminal homicide in Pernambuco: A comparative study with 160 convicts and non-convicts

Psychocultural Mechanisms of the Propensity toward Criminal Homicide: A Multidimensional View of the Culture of Honor

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