Human Aggression / Edition 2

by Robert A. Baron, Deborah R. Richardson

Overview

also many newer lines of research, to which I will return below, are represented in various chapters. And finally, I have included a sepa­ rate unit on methods for the study of aggression-a feature that I believe to be unique to the present volume. In these ways, I have at­ tempted to produce a text that is as broad and eclectic in coverage as I could make it. While the present volume grew, in part, out of my desire to pro­ duce what I thought might prove to be a useful teaching aid, it also developed out of a second major motive. During the past few years, a large number of new-and to me, exciting-lines of investigation have emerged in rapid order. These have been extremely varied in scope, including, among many others, such diverse topics as the effects of sexual arousal upon aggression, the impact of environmental factors (e. g. , heat, noise, crowding) upon such behavior, interracial aggres­ sion, and the influence of heightened self-awareness. Despite the fact that such topics have already generated a considerable amount of research, they were not, to my knowledge, adequately represented irt any existing volume. Given this state of affairs, it seemed to me that a reasonably comprehensive summary of this newer work might prove both useful and timely.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306484346
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/31/2004
Series:	Perspectives in Social Psychology
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1994
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

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)

From the Publisher

A text that provides an overview of current knowledge about human aggression, written so that it can be understood by persons without advanced training in the behavioral sciences, and thus accessible to undergraduates with a wide range of backgrounds. This extensively revised and updated edition (1st ed., 1977) adds three new chapters on the development of aggressive behavior, biological bases of human aggressive behavior, and aggression in natural settings. Extensive references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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