Although aggressive behavior and its consequences has been a topic of concern for centuries, it is only within the recent past that serious attempts to understand aggression have been made. Within the last decade concern has expanded at a very high rate, perhaps impelled by an increase in aggression or the implication of an increase by frequent media reports of aggressive behavior. This apparent increased concern is matched by an increase in research.
Although aggressive behavior and its consequences has been a topic of concern for centuries, it is only within the recent past that serious attempts t...
This volume provides a context in which social and biological research on the aggressive behaviours of human and non-human subjects can be compared and integrated. Three basic interpretations of aggression dynamics emerge: economic; psychological process; and emergent process.
This volume provides a context in which social and biological research on the aggressive behaviours of human and non-human subjects can be compared an...
Margaret M. Feerick John F. Knutson Penelope K. Trickett
This landmark book is the first to offer researchers and policymakers perspectives on developing a precise, scientifically valid system of defining, classifying, and measuring child maltreatment. Directly addressing the biggest barriers to research lack of consistent definitions and measurement approaches "Child Abuse and Neglect" is the result of two federally funded workshops that pooled the expertise of two dozen researchers. Together, these experts present a framework for conducting successful research, giving readers the information they need to
clarify the limitations of...
This landmark book is the first to offer researchers and policymakers perspectives on developing a precise, scientifically valid system of defining...
