Perspectives on Aggression
Published on 22. October 2013
288 pages
978-1-4832-6061-7 (ISBN)
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Perspectives on Aggression is a compendium of papers that discusses experimental research on human and group aggression. This compendium deals with the psychology of aggression including interracial aggression, environmental factors that contribute to aggression, and the role of mass media in "perpetuating" violence. A couple of papers review aggression in terms of variable aggression research and of the Darwinian Theory. One author notes that results of psychological studies of animals can suggest further hypotheses for human research. Another paper examines moral judgment in aggressive behavior such as shown in society's different attitudes toward an aggressive act. Another paper studies the effects of personality variables on aggressive behaviors, which indicate that some aggressive responses can be dependent on the control exerted toward such personality variables. Another paper reviews the works of Buss and Berkowitz, particularly the nature of arousal in aggression both from a physiological and a cognitive point of view. This book can be appreciated by psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and officials related to issues of peace and security.
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Russell G. Geen | Edgar C. O'Neal
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List of ContributorsPrefaceFigure and Table CreditsThe Study of Aggression Introduction Variables in Aggression Research Other Topics ReferencesIn the Shadow of Darwin Introduction Darwinism and the Exclusion of Aggression Research in America Darwinism and Functional versus Causative Views Darwinism and Natural Scales of Evolution Do Sex Role Differences Generalize from Other Primates to Humans? Summary ReferencesMoral Judgment of Aggressive Behavior Introduction Observers' Reactions to Aggression Summary and Conclusions ReferencesPersonality Variables as Mediators of Attack-Instigated Aggression Introduction Emotional Inhibition of Aggressive Behavior Emotional Facilitation of Aggression Cognitive Mediators Conclusion ReferencesAggression Catharsis: Experimental Investigations and Implications Introduction The Effects of Aggression on Arousal Behavioral Investigations of Aggression Catharsis Studies Measuring Both Physiological and Behavioral Catharsis Concluding Remarks ReferencesResearch in the Control of Interracial Aggression Introduction Inhibition-Based Influences The Problem of Indirect Aggression Instigation-Based Influences Conclusion ReferencesThe Environmental Psychology of Aggression Introduction The Physical Environment and Aggression The Social Environment and Aggression Conclusions ReferencesObserving Violence in the Mass Media: Implications of Basic Research Introduction Laboratory Studies Field Studies Summary and Conclusions ReferencesThe Study of Aggression: Conclusions and Prospects for the Future Introduction: The Problem of Definition An Aggression Paradigm The Use of Arousal in Aggression Theory The Physiology of Aggression Attribution Theory and Aggression Future Directions in Aggression Research Conclusions ReferencesIndex
