Aggressive Behavior: Current Perspectives (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology)

In this important work twelve eminent scholars review the latest theoretical work on human aggressive behavior. Emerging theories of aggression; peers, sex-roles, and aggression; environmental investigation and mitigation of aggression; development of adult aggression; and group aggression in adolescents and adults are all discussed in detail to provide clinicians, researchers, and students with a cutting-edge overview of the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Theories of Aggression....Pages 3-11 Moral Cognition and Childhood Aggression....Pages 13-33 Is Something Missing?....Pages 35-57 Front Matter....Pages 59-60 Peer Adaptations in the Development of Antisocial Behavior....Pages 61-95 Bullying at School....Pages 97-130 Indirect Aggression in Boys and Girls....Pages 131-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Long-Term Effects of Repeated Exposure to Media Violence in Childhood....Pages 153-186 Risk and Resource Variables in Children’s Aggressive Behavior....Pages 187-211 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 Childhood, Adolescent, and Adult Features of Violent Males....Pages 215-240 Aggression in Two Generations....Pages 241-251 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 Delinquent Gangs....Pages 255-273 Nationalism, Patriotism, and Aggression....Pages 275-291 Back Matter....Pages 293-305