What is omertá? Define the term's meaning in southern Italy region of Mezzogiorno and briefly tell its implications for men in that region
What will be an ideal response?
Omertá is the southern Italian ideal of manliness. It includes non-cooperation with authorities (vow of silence), self-control in the face of adversity, and the vendetta—"blood washes blood"—which dictated that any offense or slight to the famiglia (family) had to be avenged, no matter what the consequences or how long it took.
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