Culture of honor within families

What is it about?

In this paper, we analyze the patterns of culture of honor within Spanish families. Each member of 271 Spanish four-member families (parents and two children each, total n= 1084) completed a questionnaire containing scales for the culture of honor and for socio-demographic variables (gender, order born and age). The results show that intra-family similarities emerge. However, path analyses show that gender and the birth order of the child are relevant in predicting this similarity. In particular, the first-born child converge with their mother to a higher extend than the father regardless their gender. However, for the second-born child both parents instill their ideas about culture of honor in a gender congruent way (father-boy and mother-girl). Furthermore, there are higher similarities within younger families indicating a stronger influence from parents to children. Results are discussed in view of social role and gender social learning theories.

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Why is it important?

our study contributes to knowledge about culture of honor within families in a very interesting way, showing that there is a clear pattern of associations. This is a very promising venue to explore family relations and endorsement of culture of honor.

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