Homicide Influences: How culture, religion, and the economy affect homicide rates

Homicide Influences: How culture, religion, and the economy affect homicide rates

Throughout American history, many have tried to identify how the human mind operates. Most have come up with a solution different from the last. This paper will focus on what effects homicide rates such as prejudices, law, morals, and, in general, upraising. The three areas focused on are religion, socioeconomic structure, and culture. Each may be widely varied, but at the same time quite connected. The idea is to show how each of these statuses can affect an individuals’ mind to commit homicide. Furthermore, we shall see how each of the above affects and individual’s mind on how they perceive the acceptability of homicide.

Religion is a collection of belief systems, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values. (Edit spacing) Moral values are the standards of good and evil, which govern an individual’s behavior and choices. It is our moral values that dictate what another person is to be perceived as good or evil. Most of the time, these are considered in black and white views with no regard for the various shades of grey. In the grey area, we will find a true person. The moral code, we follow determines whether one should commit homicide or make the decision to do the “right” thing. The paper found on this topic revolves around the Southern region, but further research was done to understand the Northern take on religion to better grasp the United States as a whole. It is believed that the South hold God closer to the body than North does in that they believe the Bible is truly the word of God and should be taken literally. “Personal salvation through faith is the only escape from eternal damnation....

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...r. This applies to the culture aspect as well. The cultures that are viewed as the lesser class are punished more than those who consider themselves better.

In conclusion, there are many factors that can affect a person’s mind on the acceptability of homicide, as well as the capability to commit homicide. Religion, culture, and socio-economic status are just a few of the factors but play a major role. They are used as either a crutch or an ideal solution, depending upon their raising. Each of these factors changes how a person can perceive themselves and what they do. Basically, a person is controlled by past experiences and cultural, religious, and socio-economic status influences. Throughout this paper, evidence supports that a person does not just go out and kill someone, something in their life has influenced them to do such an atrocious act to another person.