Social Psychology of Aggression

The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories, individual differences, situational factors, and applied contexts.

List of contents

Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Aggression as social behaviour
2 Theories of aggression
3 Aggression in childhood and adolescence
4 Personality and gender differences
5 Situational factors promoting aggression
6 Media violence and aggression
7 Aggression in everyday life
8 Aggression in the family
9 Sexual aggression
10 Aggression between social groups
11 Terrorism
12 Preventing aggressive behaviour
13 Outlook and conclusion
References
Glossary
Subject index

About the author

Barbara Krahé is Professor Emerita and former Chair of Social Psychology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She was awarded the German Psychology Prize for her work on aggression in 2015 and served as president of the International Society for Research on Aggression.

Summary

The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories, individual differences, situational factors, and applied contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Krahe, Barbara Krahé
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032676715
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267671-5
• No. of pages: 572
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Psychotherapy, Social, group or collective psychology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Groups & group theory, Groups and group theory