The Social Psychology of Aggression (Social Psychology (Philadelphia, Pa.).)

289 Pages·2001·33.28 MB·English

by  Barbara Krahe

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ISBN0 -86377-776·7
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THE SOCIALP SYCHOLOGY
OF AGGRESSION
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TheS ociPaslyc holyo g
ofA ggression
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Univerosfi tPyo tsdam
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Contents
Preface ix
Introduction1
1 Conceptasn dm easureosfa ggression 9
Defininagg gress9i on
The measureomfae gngtr ession
13
Summ ary 25
Suggesrteeadd in2g6
2 Theorioefsa ggressibveeh aviour2 7
Bioloegxipclaaln at2i8o ns
Psycholeoxgpilcaanla tions
33
Summary
46
5uggesrteeadd in4g6
3 Individual daiggreffsesrieonnc 4e7s in
Thed evelopmeonfat g gressbievhea viour4 7
Personaanldai gtgyr esisnai dounl tho5o4d
Genddeirf fereinn caegsg resbseihvaev io5u9r
Summary
64
Suggesrteeadd in6g6
4 Situatiinoflnuae]n ocnae ggrse ssion6 7
.Aggrecsuseis ve67
Alcohol 69
Temperarure8 0
Other EnvironmSetnrteasls o85r s
Summary 87
Suggestreeda ding 88
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5 Med ia avnidoa lggreenscsei on
91
Short-tt?efrfme cotfms e diav iolence9 2
Long-teerfmf ecotfms e divai olence1 00
The effepcotrnso groafp hy1 03
Explainintgh em ediav iolence-aggrleisnski o1n0 8
Mitigattinheg adverse oefmf efdeicavt iso lence1 14
Summary 115
Suggestreeda ding 117
Aggressiinoth ne p ublsipch ere
6 119
Bullyiinnschg ool and atth ew orkplac1e1 9
Ethnic and polialtilcymo tivatveido lence1 26
Collective vio1l3e2n ce
Homicide IS8
SUInLnBry 143
SuggestReeda ding 145
7 Domesticvi olence 147
Chiladb usaen dm altreatmen1t4 9
Partnearb usea ndw ifbea ttering1 65
Eldearb usea ndn eglect1 70
Explainingd omesvtiico lenc17e5
Summary 180
Suggestreeda ding 181
Sexuala ggression
8 183
Definitiona ndp revaleonfcs ee xuaalg gressio1n 84
Causaelx planatoifos nesx uaalg greSSio1n9 1
Riskf actoorsts exuavli ctimisation 200
Consequencoefss exuavli ctimisation2 03
Sexuallayg gresswiomveen 205
Summ ary 208
SuggesTteaeddi ng 209
9 Controllainndg preveangtigrnegs sbievhaevi our 211
Generasltr ategifeosrt e ducinagg gressio2n1 2
Tacklibnugl lyianngd g anvgi olenc22e2
Prevendtionmges tivico lence
225
Preventisengx ual aggression 228
Summary
235
Suggestreeda ding 236
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References
239
AuthIonrd ex26 7
SubjIencdte x
275
CONTENTS vii