The Social Psychology of Aggression: 2nd Edition

Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Series preface......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction......Page 13
1. Defining and measuring aggression......Page 18
What is aggression?......Page 19
How to measure aggression......Page 23
Tasks to do......Page 41
Suggested reading......Page 42
2. Theories of aggression......Page 43
Biological explanations......Page 45
Psychological explanations......Page 50
Summary......Page 65
Suggested reading......Page 66
Development of aggressive behaviour in childhood and adolescence......Page 67
Personality and aggression in adulthood......Page 75
Gender differences in aggressive behaviour......Page 82
Summary......Page 89
Tasks to do......Page 90
Suggested reading......Page 91
Aggressive cues......Page 92
Social exclusion......Page 97
Alcohol......Page 100
Heat and other environmental stressors......Page 110
Summary......Page 115
Suggested reading......Page 116
5. Media violence and aggression......Page 118
Prevalence and use of violent media contents......Page 119
How strong is the link between media violence and aggression?......Page 122
Explaining the short-term effects of media violence use......Page 130
Explaining the long-term effects of media violence use......Page 136
Effects of pornography......Page 138
Preventing and mitigating the effects of media violence......Page 143
Summary......Page 145
Tasks to do......Page 146
Suggested reading......Page 147
Bullying at school......Page 148
Workplace aggression......Page 154
Aggressive driving......Page 158
Aggression in the sports world......Page 166
Summary......Page 172
Suggested reading......Page 173
7. Aggression in the family......Page 175
Child maltreatment......Page 176
Intimate partner violence......Page 192
Elder abuse......Page 199
Explaining aggression in the family......Page 203
Summary......Page 206
Suggested reading......Page 207
Definitions and scale of sexual aggression......Page 209
Explaining sexual aggression......Page 217
Vulnerability factors for sexual victimisation......Page 225
Consequences of sexual victimisation......Page 228
Women as perpetrators of sexual aggression against men......Page 229
Tasks to do......Page 232
Suggested reading......Page 233
9. Aggression between social groups......Page 234
Theories of intergroup conflict and aggression......Page 235
Gang violence......Page 240
Hate crimes......Page 244
Crowd behaviour......Page 247
Summary......Page 250
Suggested reading......Page 251
Defining terrorism......Page 252
Psychological processes underlying terrorist violence......Page 254
Pathways into terrorism: the “staircase model”......Page 258
Why do people support terrorism?......Page 260
Effects of terrorism on attitudes, behaviour, and mental health......Page 262
Psychological strategies for preventing terrorist violence......Page 267
Summary......Page 268
Suggested reading......Page 269
11. Preventing and reducing aggressive behaviour......Page 270
General strategies for preventing and reducing aggression......Page 271
Approaches directed at specific forms of aggression and violence......Page 279
A research matrix for the prevention of aggression and violence......Page 290
Summary......Page 292
Tasks to do......Page 293
Suggested reading......Page 294
References......Page 295
Author index......Page 333
Subject index......Page 369