Violence and Character: A CuPS (Culture X Person X Situation) Perspective

• Main Authors: COHEN, Dov, LEUNG, Angela K. Y.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Aggressiveness; Violence; Psychology; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1021; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/125lte1/alma99125372802601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Individual-differences and cultural approaches to the study of violence have both contributed greatly to our understanding, but both approaches face some inherent difficulties. A cultural approach that ignores individual differences can explain differences between cultures in rates of violence, but...