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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP AGGRESSION THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP AGGRESSION Arnold P. Goldstein SchoolofEducation,CenterforResearchonAggression SyracuseUniversity,USA JOHN WILEY & SONS, LTD Copyright(cid:1)C 2002 JohnWiley&SonsLtd,BaffinsLane,Chichester, WestSussexPO191UD,England Telephone(+44)1243779777 Email(forordersandcustomerserviceenquiries):[email protected] VisitourHomePageon:www.wiley.co.ukorwww.wiley.com AllRightsReserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemor transmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanningor otherwise,exceptunderthetermsoftheCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988orunderthetermsof alicenceissuedbytheCopyrightLicensingAgencyLtd,90TottenhamCourtRoad,LondonW1P0LP, UK,withoutthepermissioninwritingofthePublisher.RequeststothePublishershouldbeaddressed tothePermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&SonsLtd,BaffinsLane,Chichester,WestSussexPO19 1UD,England,[email protected],orfaxedto(+44)1243770571. Thispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateandauthoritativeinformationinregardtothesubject mattercovered.ItissoldontheunderstandingthatthePublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofes- sionalservices.Ifprofessionaladviceorotherexpertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetent professionalshouldbesought. OtherWileyEditorialOffices JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,605ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10158-0012,USA Jossey-Bass,989MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94103-1741,USA Wiley-VCHVerlagGmbH,Pappelallee3,D-69469Weinheim,Germany JohnWiley&SonsAustralia,Ltd,33ParkRoad,Milton,Queensland4064,Australia JohnWiley&Sons(Asia)PteLtd,2ClementiLoop#02-01,JinXingDistripark,Singapore129809 JohnWiley&SonsCanadaLtd,22WorcesterRoad,Etobicoke,Ontario,CanadaM9W1L1 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN0-470-84515-5(cased) ISBN0-470-84516-3(paper) Typesetin10/12ptPalatinobyTechBooks,NewDelhi,India PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyAntonyRoweLtd,ChippenhamWiltshire Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaperresponsiblymanufacturedfromsustainableforestry inwhichatleasttwotreesareplantedforeachoneusedforpaperproduction. Publishers’note Asthisbookisbeingpreparedforpublication,thePublishershavelearnedthesad newsofArnoldP.Goldstein’sdeath.Wehopethisbookwillbeseenasaworthy partofProfessorGoldstein’ssubstantialcontributionandlegacytoresearchon aggression,tohiscolleagues,andtostudentsofpsychologyandeducation. AllofusatJohnWiley&Sons,Ltd.,extendourdeepestsympathiestohisfamily andfriends WILEY SERIES IN FORENSIC CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Editedby CliveR.Hollin CentreforAppliedPsychology,TheUniversityofLeicester,UK and MaryMcMurran SchoolofPsychology,CardiffUniversity,UK CognitiveBehaviouralTreatmentofSexualOffenders WilliamL.Marshall,DanaAndersonandYolandaFernandez Violence,CrimeandMentallyDisorderedOffenders: ConceptsandMethodsforEffectiveTreatmentandPrevention SheilaghHodginsandRu¨digerMu¨ller-Isberner(Editors) OffenderRehabilitationinPractice: ImplementingandEvaluatingEffectivePrograms GaryA.Bernfeld,DavidP.FarringtonandAlanW.Leschied(Editors) MotivatingOffenderstoChange: AGuidetoEnhancingEngagementinTherapy MaryMcMurran(Editor) ThePsychologyofGroupAggression ArnoldP.Goldstein CONTENTS AbouttheAuthor ix SeriesEditors’Preface x Preface xv PARTI: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Aggression-RelevantGroupDynamics 3 Theoriesofgroupdevelopmentandbehavior 3 Groupstructureandprocesses 15 PARTII: FORMSANDFORMULATIONS 37 2. Low-LevelAggression 39 Justwhatislow-levelaggression? 39 Ostracism 43 Gossip 46 Hazing 48 Teasing 51 Baiting 53 Cursing 54 3. BullyingandHarassment 59 Bullying 59 SexualHarassment 70 4. DelinquentGangs 77 History 79 Delinquentgangtheory 80 Currentgangdemographics 85 Cohesiveness 88 Gangviolence 94 Basesforincreasedviolence 98 viii CONTENTS 5. TheMob 105 Theoriesofmobbehavior 108 Irrationality,rationalityandcontagionrevisited 115 PARTIII: INTERVENTION 121 6. EstablishedandEmergingInterventions 123 Contact 123 Conflictresolution 134 Cooperationtraining 137 Empathytraining 149 Moraleducation 150 Cross-culturaltraining 154 Intergroupworkshop 154 Non-violentaction 155 Ecologicalmodification 156 References 158 Index 187

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People in groups act aggressively as a group, not as a collection of individuals. The Psychology of Group Aggression's comprehensive journey starts with group dynamics theory and research by reviewing its relationship to aggression. Arnold P. Goldstein then provides a unique and valuable insight int
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