Socialization and Aggression

Authors from Europe and the USA give a summary in this book of the current psychological knowledge about the socialization determinants of human aggressive behaviour development and outline theoretical perspectives as well as directions of future research. Thus, the volume includes theoretical and conceptual chapters concerning socialization and sources of aggression (Part 1), chapters presenting a summary of empirical research on early developmental determinants of aggressive and antisocial behaviour patterns (Part 2), chapters on the effects of social norms and education on aggression in children and youth (Part 3), and finally contributions analyzing relationship between aggression as a psychological phenomenon and socio-cultural phenomena and processes. (Part 4).