Modeling Determinants of Individual Punitiveness in a Late Modern Perspective: Data from Japan.

ABSTRACT: There is a growing trend to both theoretically and empirically explain public punitiveness from a general social theory of late modernity. Yet, research which has tested the generalizability of this perspective regarding societies other than Western ones remains rare. Relying on a theoretical perspective and empirical findings, this study aimed to explore whether the hypothetical model, which assumes that abstract late modern anxieties (economic anxiety and identity anxiety) affect punitiveness via more tangible fears and negative attitudes toward others in terms of fear of crime, xenophobic attitudes, and social dominance orientation (SDO). The study considered whether this model can be applied to Japanese society, which is experiencing drastic so

SUBMITTER: Mukai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785931 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature