Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the association between socioeconomic status and honour

Sanchez-Rodriguez, A.; O'Dea, C.; Uskul, A. K.; Kirchner-Hausler, A.; Vignoles, V.; Chobthamkit, P.; Achmad, R. A.; Andrianto, S.; Kristanto, A. A.; Ardi, R.; Lesmana, C. B. J.; Castillo, V. A.; Chaleeraktrakoon, T.; Zhi, A. C. H.; Choompunuch, B.; Cross, S. E.; Nguyen, S. D.; Fernandez, E. F.; Purba, F. D.; Reyes, M. E. S.; Yalcin, M. G.; Siswadi, A. G. P.; Harb, C.; Hashim, I. H. M.; Husnu, S.; Hutapea, B.; Le Hoang, T. H.; Ishii, K.; Ismail, R.; Ito, K.; Suryani, L. K.; Kaewyodthiwat, T.; Kafetsios, K.; Karamaouna, P.; Kateri, E.; Khan, A.; Khieowan, N.; Lufityanto, G.; Macapagal, M. E. J.; Marappan, D. A.; Matamoros-Lima, J.; Miniesy, R.; Yusoff, A. M.; Na, J.; Ozkan, Z.; Pagliaro, S.; Psaltis, C.; Rabie, D.; Reinhart, M.; Ridfah, A.; Rodriguez-Bailon, R.; Ishak, M. S.; Teresi, M.; Tengco-Pacquing, M. C.; Thongpibul, K.; Tri, M. T. T.; Zwagery, R. V.; Wisayanti, S.; Hoon, C. Y.; Uchida, Y.

doi:10.1111/bjso.12854

We examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and endorsement of honour. We studied the SES-honour link in 5 studies (N = 13,635) with participants recruited in different world regions (the Mediterranean and MENA, East Asian, South-East Asian, and Anglo-Western regions) using measures that tap into various different facets of honour. Findings from these studies revealed that individuals who subjectively perceived themselves as belonging to a higher (vs. lower) SES endorsed various facets of honour more strongly (i.e. defence of family honour values and concerns, self-promotion and retaliation values, masculine honour beliefs, emphasis on personal and family social image, the so-called street code). We discuss implications of these findings for the cultural dynamics linked to SES.