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Terms of abuse as expression and reinforcement of cultures
Pawel BoskiFrançoise Askevis-leherpeuxFrosso MottiBeatrice RammstedtBoris MlačićStephen A. WoodsJan Pieter Van OudenhovenBoele De RaadCarmen CarmonaCharles T. HillDick P. H. BareldsGeir Scott Brunborgsubject
INSULTSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subjectOffensiveLANGUAGEHuman sexualityNOUNSExpression (mathematics)abuse termsDevelopmental psychologyInsultnormative valueseticsabuse across countriesNounemicsEmic and eticabuse terms; etics; emics; normative values; abuse across countriesVerbal aggressionBusiness and International ManagementReinforcementPsychologySocial psychologymedia_commondescription
In this study terms of abuse are investigated in 11 different cultures, Spontaneous verbal aggression is to a certain extent reminiscent of the values of a certain culture. Almost 3000 subjects from Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Great Britain, USA, Norway, Greece, and The Netherlands were asked to write down terms of abuse that they would use given a certain stimulus situation, and in addition, to give their rating of the offensive character of those terms. A total set of 12,000 expressions was collected. The frequencies of the expressions were established, and the total list of expressions was reduced to 16 categories. Results point to some etic taboos, like sexuality and lack of intelligence. On the other hand clear differences across cultures were found, which cannot easily be explained by existing classifications of national cultures. Explanations are provided in terms of dimensions on which the I I cultures differ. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-01 | International Journal of Intercultural Relations |