Aggression:
deliberately hostile behaviour that is intended to cause harm, usually observed through verbal & / or physical acts.
Social Psychological Theories
Social psychological theories of aggression, e.g. social learning theory, deindividuation, cue arousal, relative deprivation.
Explanations of institutional aggression
Situational & dispositional factors
Biological explanations of aggression
The role of genetic factors.
The role of neural & hormonal mechanisms; serotonin & aggression.
Brain structure
Evolutionary explanations of aggression
Jealousy & infidelity; aggression in humans & animals;
Group display of aggression in humans
Convergence Theory; Emergent Norm Theory; Value added Theory.
Sports crowds & lynch mobs
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