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human agression

It is said that in its most extreme forms, aggression is human tragedy unsurpassed. Since World War II, homicide rates have increased in a number of countries, more so in a number of countries, more so in the United States. As a result of this, more interest has been put in to learning why humans sometimes act aggressively.
Some of the causes of the increased violence have been identified. The accessibility of guns (O’ Donnell 1995), global warming (Anderson et. Al. 1997), violence against children in schools and homes (Hyman 1995, Straus 2000), and the widespread exposure to violent entertainment media (Bushman & Huesmann 2001) all contribute to the high level of violence and aggression in our societies. Recent research has founded new treatments (e.g., Borduin 1999), new empirical discoveries (e.g., Baumeister et al. 1996, Bushmann 1995), and new theoretical analyses (e.g., Eron et al. 1994, Green & Donnerstein 1998, Huesmann et al. 1996).
Human aggression is any beh...

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