Synopses & Reviews
This revised edition includes new chapters on the development of aggression, biological bases of aggressive behavior, and aggression in natural settings; and extensive updates of the theory and research covered in the first edition.
Review
From a review of the first edition "An excellent book on human aggression....It is comprehensive and provides a useful and up-to-date summary of recent lines of research, yet it is easily read and understood by advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students." (AAAS Science Books and Films)
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-397) and indexes.
Table of Contents
Aggression: Definition and Perspectives. Methods for the Systematic Study of Aggression. Development of Aggression. Social Determinants of Aggression. External Determinants of Human Aggression. Individual Determinants of Aggression. Biological Bases of Human Aggressive Behavior. Aggression in Natural Settings. The Prevention and Control of Human Aggression. Index.