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Table of contents:
This text provides a concise and up-to-date overview of research in the field of aggression. It presents a balanced account of both theoretical and applied issues and explores strategies designed to control, reduce and prevent aggression on both an individual and societal level. The book follows the broad division of the two distinct branches of research in the area. First it deals with the theoretical approaches that have been taken to conceptualize, explain, measure and predict the occurrence of aggression as a particular form of social behaviour. Issues discussed include individual differences in aggressive behaviour, the role of situational factors such as alcohol in eliciting aggression and the impact of media violence on viewer's aggressive response tendencies. Second, it addresses the manifestations of aggression in different areas of life, and the concerns of applied psychologists and practitioners regarding the damaging effects of aggression on individuals, groups and societies. Included are chapters on aggression in the public sphere, domestic violence and sexual aggression.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Part 1
Concepts and Measures of Aggression
Defining Aggression
The Measurement of Aggression
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 2
Theories of Aggressive Behaviour
Biological Explanations
Psychological Explanations
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 3
Individual Differences in Aggression
The Development of Aggressive Behaviour
Personality and Aggression in Adulthood
Gender Differences in Aggressive Behaviour
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 4
Situational Influences on Aggression
Aggressive Cues
Alcohol
Temperature
Other Environmental Stressors
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 5
Media Violence and Aggression
Short-term Effects of Media Violence
Long-term Effects of Media Violence
The Effects of Pornography
Explaining the Media Violence-aggression Link
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 6
Aggression in the Public Sphere
Bullying in School and at the Workplace
Ethnic and Politically Motivated Violence
Collective Violence
Homicide
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 7
Domestic Violence
Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Partner Abuse and Wife Battering
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Explaining Domestic Violence
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 8
Sexual Aggression
Definition and Prevalence of Sexual Aggression
Causal Explanations of Sexual Aggression
Risk Factors of Sexual Victimisation
Consequences of Sexual Victimisation
Sexually Aggressive Women
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part 9
Controlling and Preventing Aggressive Behaviour
General Strategies for Reducing Aggression
Tackling Bullying and Gang Violence
Preventing Domestic Violence
Preventing Sexual Aggression
Summary
Suggested Reading
References
Author Index
Subject Index.
Brief Description:
Presents a balanced account of both theoretical and applied issues and explores strategies designed to control, reduce and prevent agression on both individual and societal level.
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