Aggression and violence

340 Pages·2017·3.015 MB·English

by  Bushman, Brad J

AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE
This book provides a broad and contemporary overview by some of the most
internationally renowned researchers in the field of aggression and violence. It
begins with an integrative theoretical understanding of aggression and shows how
animal models shed light on human aggression and violence.
The volume then looks at the individual risk factors for aggression and vio-
lence from different research perspectives. First, there is a cognitive neuroscientific,
neuropsychological, and psychophysiological study of the brain. It then explores
the developmental psychological factors in aggressive behavior, incorporating
work on gender and the family. Other perspectives include the role of testoster-
one, individual differences, and whether humans are innately wired for violence.
The following sections move from the individual to the contextual risk factors
for aggression, including work on the effects of adverse events and ostracism, guns
and other aggressive cues including violent media, and drugs and alcohol.
Targets of aggression and violence are covered in the next section, including
violence against women and loved ones; aggression between social groups; and
the two very contemporary issues of cyber bullying and terrorism.
The book concludes with work showing how we may make the world a more
peaceful place by preventing and reducing aggression and violence.
The volume is essential reading for upper-level students and researchers of
psychology and related disciplines interested in a rigorous and multi-perspective
overview of work on aggression and violence.
Brad J. Bushman (Ph.D. 1989, University of Missouri) is a professor of commu-
nication and psychology at the Ohio State University, and a professor of commu-
nication science at the VU University Amsterdam. He holds the Rinehart Chair
of Mass Communication. For over 25 years he has studied the causes, conse-
quences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence.
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Joseph P. Forgas, University of New South Wales
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Scholarly, yet accessible, the volumes in the Frontiers series are an essential
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Published Titles
Aggression and Violence, Brad J. Bushman
Social Neuroscience, Harmon-Jones & Inzlicht
Addictions, Kopetz & Lejuez
Social Communication, Fiedler
Attitudes and Attitude Change, Crano
Negotiation Theory and Research, Thompson
The Self, Sedikides & Spencer
Social Psychology and the Unconscious, Bargh
Evolution and Social Psychology, Schaller, Simpson & Kenrick
The Science of Social Influence, Pratkanis
Close Relationships, Noller & Feeney
Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior, Forgas
Personality and Social Behavior, Rhodewalt
Stereotyping and Prejudice, Stangor & Crandall
Group Processes, Levine
Social Metacognition, Briñol & DeMarree
Goal-directed Behavior, Aarts & Elliot
Social Judgment and Decision Making, Krueger
Intergroup Conflicts and their Resolution, Bar-Tal
Social Motivation, Dunning
Social Cognition, Strack & Förster
Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior, Wänke
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AGGRESSION AND
VIOLENCE
A Social Psychological Perspective
Edited by Brad J. Bushman
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bushman, Brad J., editor.
Title: Aggression and violence / edited by Brad J. Bushman.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016009088 | ISBN 9781138859883 (hb : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781138859890 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315524696 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Aggressiveness. | Violence.
Classification: LCC BF575.A3 A5125 2016 | DDC 155.2/32—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016009088
ISBN: 978-1-138-85988-3 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-85989-0 (pbk)
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CONTENTS
Contributors viii
PART I
Understanding the Roots of
Aggression and Violence in Humans 1
1 An Integrative Theoretical Understanding of Aggression 3
L. Rowell Huesmann
2 Animal Models: Implications for Human Aggression
and Violence 22
Sietse F. de Boer
PART II
Individual Risk Factors for Aggression
and Violence 45
3 The Aggressive Brain 47
Bruce D. Bartholow
4 Development of Aggression in Males and Females 61
Jennifer E. Lansford
vi Contents
5 Family Influences on Aggression and Violence 74
Madelyn H. Labella and Ann S. Masten
6 Testosterone and Aggression 90
John Archer and Justin M. Carré
7 Individual Differences in Aggression: The Role of Dark
Personalities 105
Delroy L. Paulhus and Daniel N. Jones
8 Appetitive Aggression 119
Thomas Elbert, James Moran, and Maggie Schauer
PART III
Contextual Risk Factors for Aggression and Violence 137
9 Aversive Events and Aggression 139
Christopher L. Groves and Craig A. Anderson
10 Ostracism and Aggression 155
Eric D. Wesselmann, Dongning Ren, and Kipling D. Williams
11 Gun Violence 169
Wendy Cukier, Sarah Allen Eagen, and Gwendoline Decat
12 Aggressive Cues: Weapons and Violent Media 184
Brad J. Bushman
13 Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs
on Human Aggression 199
Dominic J. Parrott and Christopher I. Eckhardt
PART IV
Targets of Aggression and Violence 223
14 Cyber Bullying: A Critical Overview 225
Dan Olweus
15 Violence against Women 241
Barbara Krahé
Contents vii
16 Love and Hurt: Why We Aggress Against Loved Ones 259
C. Nathan DeWall, Kellie R. Lynch, and Claire M. Renzetti
17 Aggression between Social Groups 275
James Densley and Jillian Peterson
18 The Psychology of Terrorism 290
David Webber and Arie W. Kruglanski
PART V
Making the World a More Peaceful Place 305
19 Reducing Aggression and Violence 307
Farida Anwar, Douglas P. Fry, and Ingrida Grigaitytė
Index 321
CONTRIBUTORS
Craig A. Anderson, Iowa State University, USA
Farida Anwar, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
John Archer, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Bruce D. Bartholow, University of Missouri, USA
Brad J. Bushman, Ohio State University, USA, & VU University Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Justin M. Carré, Nipissing University, Canada
Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University, Canada
Sietse F. de Boer, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Gwendoline Decat, Coalition for Gun Control, Canada
James Densley, Metropolitan State University, USA
C. Nathan DeWall, University of Kentucky, USA
Sarah Allen Eagen, Research and Social Practice, USA
Christopher I. Eckhardt, Purdue University, USA
Thomas Elbert, University of Konstanz, Germany
Douglas P. Fry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
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Ingrida Grigaityte, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Christopher L. Groves, Iowa State University, USA
L. Rowell Huesmann, University of Michigan, USA
Barbara Krahé, University of Potsdam, Germany
Arie W. Kruglanski, University of Maryland, USA
Daniel N. Jones, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Madelyn H. Labella, University of Minnesota, USA
Jennifer E. Lansford, Duke University, USA
Kellie R. Lynch, University of Kentucky, USA
Ann S. Masten, University of Minnesota, USA
Contributors ix
James Moran, University of Konstanz, Germany
Dan Olweus, University of Bergen, Norway
Dominic J. Parrott, Georgia State University, USA
Delroy L. Paulhus, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jillian Peterson, Hamline University, USA
Dongning Ren, Purdue University, USA
Claire M. Renzetti, University of Kentucky, USA
Maggie Schauer, University of Konstanz, Germany
David Webber, University of Maryland, USA
Eric D. Wesselmann, Illinois State University, USA
Kipling D. Williams, Purdue University, USA