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Informationen zum Autor Peter Sturmey is Professor of Psychology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City College of New York and a visiting professor at The Department of Dentistry, University College London. Klappentext While numerous books address specific issues of violence and aggression, there is a clear and pressing need for a comprehensive resource that explores everything from the root causes of violence and aggression to the appropriate interventions for both individuals and society at large.The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression is a landmark three-volume resource that explores the broad scope of violence and aggression with contributions from an international panel of experts in the field. Filled with the most recent research and developments, this important text contains information on the biology of aggression and violence, developmental pathways, theoretical advances, the assessment, prevention and treatment of individuals, clinical treatments that target special populations, and a wide-range of societal interventions.Written to meet the information needs of clinicians, researchers, and students, The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression integrates all available knowledge in an authoritative and contemporary reference and resource that addresses the myriad aspects of violence and aggression. Zusammenfassung Violence and Aggression have a frequent, consistent and significant impact on society. While much has been written on the subject, few attempts have been made to offer a comprehensive account rather than focusing on specific theories, populations, problems, or intervention approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Volume I: Definition, Conception, and Development Contributors 000 Preface 000 Part I History, Definition, and Diagnostic Issues 1 1 Aggression and Violence: Definitions and Distinctions 3 Johnie J. Allen and Craig A. Anderson 2 Cultural Norms and Definitions of Violence 000 Kirby Deater-Deckard and Jennifer E. Lansford 3 Legal Definitions of Violence and Aggression 000 Cody N. Charette and Eric W. Hickey 4 The Development of Aggression From Early Childhood to Adulthood 000 Richard E. Tremblay, Sylvana M. Côté, Julie Salla, and Gregory Michel 5 Gender Differences in Violence and Aggression 000 Lee Copping 6 Online Misogyny Targeting Feminist Activism: Anita Sarkeesian and Gamergate 000 Melinda C. R. Burgess, Felicia Byars, Leila Sadeghi-Azar, and Karen E. Dill-Shackleford 7 Cross-Cultural Differences in Aggression 000 Douglas P. Fry 8 Violence in the Family 000 Donald G. Dutton, Katherine R. White, and Christie Tetreault 9 Mass Killing 000 Charles R. Butcher, Charles H. Anderton, and JurgenBrauer 10 Psychiatric Diagnosis and Violence: Description and Mechanisms 000 Mark R. Serper and Yosef Sokol 11 Psychopathy, Violence, and Aggression 000 Dennis E. Reidy and Megan C. Kearns 12 Introduction to Sexual Violence 000 Ibitola O. Asaolu and Mary P. Koss 13 Hate Crime 000 Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld 14 Violence and Moral Philosophy 000 Bob Brecher Part II Biology 000 15 The Evolution of Human Violence and Aggression: The Contribution of Peace Ethology 000 Peter Verbeek 16 Genetics of Aggression in Nonhuman Animals 000 Anna V. Kukekova 17 Psychophysiology of Violence and Aggression 000 Jonathan C. Waldron and Angela Scarpa 18 Neuroanatomy of Violence and Aggression 000 Yaling Yang 19 The Role of Neurotransmitters in Violence and Aggression 000 Klaus A. Miczek, Joseph F. DeBold, Kyle Gobrogg...
