Socialization and Aggression

Authors from Europe and the USA give a summary in this bookof the current psychological knowledge about thesocialization determinants of human aggressive behaviordevelopment and outline theoretical perspectives as wellasdirections of future research. Thus, the volume includes theoretical and conceptualchapters concerning socialization and sources of aggression(Part I), chapters presenting a summary of empiricalresearchon early developmental determinants of aggressiveand antisocial behavior patterns (Part II), chapters on theeffects of social norms and education onaggression inchildren and youth (Part III), and finally contributionsanalyzing relationship between aggression as a psychologicalphenomenon and socio-cultural phenomena and processes (PartIV). The contributing authors have outstanding researchexperience and significant publications on socialization andaggression development. Their studies are embedded invarious philosophical traditions and specific socio-culturalexperiences; the book therefore provides a wide range ofapproaches and syntheses of current research.