Human Aggression
Perspectives in Social Psychology
Robert A. Baron(Author)
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Published on 30. September 1977
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Hardback
298 pages
978-0-306-31050-8 (ISBN)
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also many newer lines of research, to which I will return below, are represented in various chapters. And finally, I have included a sepa- rate unit on methods for the study of aggression-a feature that I believe to be unique to the present volume. In these ways, I have at- tempted to produce a text that is as broad and eclectic in coverage as I could make it. While the present volume grew, in part, out of my desire to pro- duce what I thought might prove to be a useful teaching aid, it also developed out of a second major motive. During the past few years, a large number of new-and to me, exciting-lines of investigation have emerged in rapid order. These have been extremely varied in scope, including, among many others, such diverse topics as the effects of sexual arousal upon aggression, the impact of environmental factors (e. g. , heat, noise, crowding) upon such behavior, interracial aggres- sion, and the influence of heightened self-awareness. Despite the fact that such topics have already generated a considerable amount of re- search, they were not, to my knowledge, adequately represented irt any existing volume.
Given this state of affairs, it seemed to me that a reasonably comprehensive summary of this newer work might prove both useful and timely.
also many newer lines of research, to which I will return below, are represented in various chapters. And finally, I have included a sepa- rate unit on methods for the study of aggression-a feature that I believe to be unique to the present volume. In these ways, I have at- tempted to produce a text that is as broad and eclectic in coverage as I could make it. While the present volume grew, in part, out of my desire to pro- duce what I thought might prove to be a useful teaching aid, it also developed out of a second major motive. During the past few years, a large number of new-and to me, exciting-lines of investigation have emerged in rapid order. These have been extremely varied in scope, including, among many others, such diverse topics as the effects of sexual arousal upon aggression, the impact of environmental factors (e. g. , heat, noise, crowding) upon such behavior, interracial aggres- sion, and the influence of heightened self-awareness. Despite the fact that such topics have already generated a considerable amount of re- search, they were not, to my knowledge, adequately represented irt any existing volume.
Given this state of affairs, it seemed to me that a reasonably comprehensive summary of this newer work might prove both useful and timely.
Given this state of affairs, it seemed to me that a reasonably comprehensive summary of this newer work might prove both useful and timely.
also many newer lines of research, to which I will return below, are represented in various chapters. And finally, I have included a sepa- rate unit on methods for the study of aggression-a feature that I believe to be unique to the present volume. In these ways, I have at- tempted to produce a text that is as broad and eclectic in coverage as I could make it. While the present volume grew, in part, out of my desire to pro- duce what I thought might prove to be a useful teaching aid, it also developed out of a second major motive. During the past few years, a large number of new-and to me, exciting-lines of investigation have emerged in rapid order. These have been extremely varied in scope, including, among many others, such diverse topics as the effects of sexual arousal upon aggression, the impact of environmental factors (e. g. , heat, noise, crowding) upon such behavior, interracial aggres- sion, and the influence of heightened self-awareness. Despite the fact that such topics have already generated a considerable amount of re- search, they were not, to my knowledge, adequately represented irt any existing volume.
Given this state of affairs, it seemed to me that a reasonably comprehensive summary of this newer work might prove both useful and timely.
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English
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Dordrecht
Netherlands
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Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
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1. Aggression: Definitions and Perspectives.- 2. Aggression: Methods for Systematic Study.- 3. Social Determinants of Aggression.- 4. Environmental and Situational Determinants of Aggression.- 5. Individual Determinants of Aggression: Personality, Attitudes, and Genes.- 6. The Prevention and Control of Human Aggression.- References.- Author Index.