POLI 4039 : POLI 4039_Midterm Study Guide
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Poli 4039 study guide: grady mcwhiney celtic" south, mcwhiney called his fellow southerners crackers in his books and articles. His: cracker culture: celtic ways in the old south , cultural conflict between english and celt not only continued in british north explanation was that this related to the cletic heritage that they shared. America, it shaped the history of the united states. Cohen: cohen and nisbett note the comparatively high rates of homicide in the south and, there is a lot of research that has accumulated that attempts to test the southern have offered theoretical explanations for this phenomenon. Culture of violence : the original settlers shotch-irish, the study, nisbett and cohen explain the culture of violence as, they studied the behavioral differences in reactions to insults. Southerners are more likely to experience stress in response to insults, as reflected in increased cortisol levels.
