Research Has Shown That Argument-Related Murders Committed by White Males

question 92

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that argument-related murders committed by white males occur at much higher rates in the American South and Southwest than in other regions in the United States,whereas murders committed during other crimes exhibit much smaller or even reversed regional differences.This set of findings is best explained by which of the following statements?

• A) Greater interracial tensions and frustrations are experienced in the South and Southwest than in other regions.
• B) Economic frustrations are likely to be greater in the South and Southwest.
• C) The prevalent culture of the South and Southwest places a higher premium than that of other regions on protecting one's honour by retaliating aggressively to others' insults.
• D) Due to different socialization practices,children in the South and Southwest are less likely to be rewarded for distinguishing between instrumental and emotional aggression.

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