TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Can honor killings be explained with the concept of social death? Reinterpreting social psychological evidence
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Doğan, Recep
SP  - 127
EP  - 150
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - This article uses the concept of social death to explore the experiences and motivations of perpetrators of honor killings in light of social psychological evidence. This analysis then seeks an explanation for some honor killing cases where ostracism or extreme social exclusion of the perpetrator has preceded the murder. I argue that in some honor killing cases, extreme rejection and exclusion may lead the individual to feel that he or she has no choice but to seek validation or approval through killing to be re-included and recognized by the community and family.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767919827344
ID  - ref1
ER  -