CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nocturnal Enuresis, Information Processing, Kindergarten
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Aggression is found amongst all kinds of animals. Recently, aggression has been viewed as not purely maladapive (negaive consequences) Aggression has funcional beneits to those who use it. Ram"s use their antlers to ight of other males (aggressive purposes: gorillas, deer, elephant seals, males in cultural groups (africa) htp://www. youtube. com/watch?v=a7xuxi3mqym. Yanomamo man with bow: aggressive behaviour is highly encouraged and praciced, solely males, polygynous. Yanomamo unokais: solely kill other men, more wives and ofspring. A signiicant proporion of delinquent behavior is thought to be caused by adolescents: moit suggests that delinquency may be the result of late teens trying to enter the world of adults by commiing adult acts. Harris suggests that delinquency is the result of trying to establish an idenity uinque from mainstream adult society. Daly & wilson believe that it is yms, or young male syndrome. Young men compete with each other to gain status which results in delinquent behaviour.