Cross-Cultural Approaches to Research on Aggression and Reconciliation

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Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Nova Science Pub Inc
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Table of Contents

Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. 1
Theoretical Issuesp. 7
Dynamic Social Impact Theory Predicts Regional Variation in, and the Development of Social Representations of, Aggressionp. 9
Violent Crime, Social Stress and Solidarity in Israel: The Role of Educationp. 23
Definitions of International Aggression: Lessons for Cross-Cultural Researchp. 51
Cross-National Comparisonsp. 59
Moral Approval of Aggressive Acts by Urban Students: A Cross-National Study on Four Continentsp. 61
Beliefs about and Experience with Aggression in the United States and Francep. 73
Anger Proneness in Japanese and Spanish Studentsp. 87
Direct and Indirect Aggression in Women: A Comparison between South African and Spanish University Studentsp. 99
Aggression, Victimization and Sociometric Status: Findings from Finland, Israel, Italy and Polandp. 111
Conflict and Reconciliationp. 121
Is Violence Getting Too Much Attention? Cross-cultural Findings on the Ways People Deal with Conflictp. 123
Myths about Preindustrial War: Possible Lessons for Peace from Worldwide Cross-Cultural Researchp. 149
Reconciliation after Conflicts: Ethological Analysis of Post-Conflict Interactions in Kalmyk Childrenp. 167
The Cross-Cultural Significance of Empathy as an Instrument to Prevent Aggressionp. 191
Conclusionp. 203
Social Representations and Aggression: On Culture and the Psychology of Violencep. 205
Method and Theory in Cross-cultural Studies of Aggressionp. 215
About the Authorsp. 229
About the Editorsp. 235
Indexp. 239
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