Aggression and war: their biological and social bases

Abstract

List of contributors Preface The Seville statement on violence Part I. Aggression: The Reality and the Myth: 1. The problem of aggression R. A. Hinde and J. Groebel 2. Beliefs about human aggression J. H. Goldstein Part II. Biological Mechanisms in the Individual: 3. Animals fight, but do not make war F. A. Huntingford 4. Is aggression instinctive? P. Bateson 5. The genetic bases of aggression A. Manning 6. The physiology of aggression J. Herbert Part III. Individual Aggression and Prosocial Alternatives 7. The bases and development of individual aggression S. Feshbach 8. Situational influences on aggression L. Berkowitz 9. Empathy training and prosocial behaviour N. D. Feshbach 10. Aggression reduction: some vital steps A. P. Goldstein Part IV. Communication and Group Processes: 11. Group processes as stimulants of aggression J. M. Rabbie 12. The myth of racism S. Genoves 13. Media and the social environment K. Lagerspetz 14. Cultural factors, biology and human aggression M. H. Segall Part V. The Micro Level: Societies and Nations: 15. Causes of war J. M. Winter 16. The political origins of international war: a multifactorial review J. D. Singer Part VI. Conclusion: 17. A multi-level approach to the problems of aggression and war J. Groebel and R. A. Hinde Name Index Subject Index.