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What is aggression?

What are some theories of aggression?
            Aggression as a biological phenomenon
            Aggression as a response to frustration
            Aggression as a learned social behavior

What are some influences on aggression?
            Aversive incidents
            Arousal
            Aggression cues
            Media influences: Video games
            The inside story: Craig Anderson on video-game violence
            Group influences
            Research close-up: When provoked, are groups more aggressive than individuals?

How can aggression be reduced?
            Catharsis?
            Focus on: Clinical researcher Martin Seilgman look at catharsis
            A social learning approach

Postscript: Reforming a violent culture







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