PS270 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Learning Theory, Social Rejection, Homicide
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Instrumental aggression: means to obtain a desired outcome. Emotional aggression: harm is in icted for its own sake. Culture and aggression: individualism- collectivism, bullying, non- violent cultures, sub-cultures: In america teenagers and young adults, as well as people in the southern states, are the groups most prone to violence. Countries that score lower on the un human development index have higher rates of violence. Countries that have higher rates of violence, particularly gun violence. Income and gender inequality correlate with homicide globally: males are more violent than females. Gender and aggression: meta analysis conducted of 148 studies of direct and indirect aggression involving children and adolescents across several countries, magnitude and direction of gender differences in aggression depend on the type of aggression. Nations with more young men than typical are more subject to revolution and war. Individual differences: aggression in childhood predicts aggression in adulthood, more aggressive individuals:
