Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Aggression by Leonard Berkowitz (1993, Hardcover)
Better World Books West (349725)
98.6% positive feedback
Price:
US $44.96
ApproximatelyRM 191.24
+ $19.56 shipping
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTemple University Press
ISBN-101566390338
ISBN-139781566390330
eBay Product ID (ePID)127403093
Product Key Features
Number of Pages282 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAggression
Publication Year1993
SubjectGeneral, Violence in Society
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorLeonard Berkowitz
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN92-031862
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentForeword Preface 1. The Problem of Aggression What is Aggression? * Some Words about Anger, Hostility, and Aggressiveness * Summary * Notes Part I: Emotional Aggression What is Emotional Aggression? * Notes 2. Effects of Frustrations The 1939 Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis * Revision the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis * Summary * Notes 3. We're Nasty When We Feel Bad Negative Affect as the Root of Emotional Aggression * Negative Affect, Aggressive Inclinations, and Anger * Pulling Out Implusive Aggression: The Role of Aggressive Cues * Summary * Notes 4. Does Thinking Make It So? Cognitions and Emotion * Theories of Emotion * Cognitions Don't Always "Make It So": Evidence of Noncognitive Influences upon Emotion * Thoughts Do Matter * Summary * Notes Part II: Aggressive Personalities 5. The Identification of the Violence Prone Are Some People consistently Disposed to be Aggressive? * How Aggressive Personalities Operate * Summary * Notes 6. The Development of Violence Proneness Familial and Peer Influences on the Development of Aggressiveness * Childhood Experiences * Direct Influences on the Development of Aggressiveness * Indirect Influences * Summary * Notes Part III: Violence in Society 7. Violence in the Media Entertaining, Informative, Instructive...and Dangerous? * Violence on the Screen and Printed Page: Immediate Effects * The Prolonged Influence of Repeated Exposure to Media Violence * Summary * Notes 8. Domestic Violence Explaining Domestic Violence * Summary * Notes 9. Murder An Introduction to Murder * Conditions That Influence Murders * The Violent Interaction * Summary * Notes Part IV: Controlling Aggression 10. Punishment and Societal Controls Using Punishment to Deter Violence * Would Gun Control Lessen Violent Crimes? * Summary * Notes 11. Psychological Procedures for Controlling Aggression Catharsis: Reducing One's Violent Urges by Aggressing * Developing New Ways of Behaving * Summary * Notes Part V: Some Special Questions 12. Biology and Aggression A "Lust for Hatred and Destruction"? * Are People Instinctively Driven to Violence? * Critique of the Traditional Instinct Conception * Heredity Hormones * Alcohol and Aggression * Summary * Notes 13. Aggression in the Laboratory The Typical Laboratory Procedure * Some Considerations in Support of Laboratory Experiments * Summary * Notes 14. In Conclusion: Some Lessons to be Drawn Different Kinds of Aggression: Instrumental and Emotional * Is Violence Inevitable? * The Determinants as Risk Factors * Controlling Violence Bibliography Index
SynopsisDiscussing the social psychology of human aggression, this title examines the findings of behavioral research about conditions and circumstances that promote anger and aggression. Emphasizing that aggression takes numerous forms and has many causes, it distinguishes between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.
Be the first to write a review
