The Cambridge handbook of violent behavior and aggression / edited by Daniel J. Flannery, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Irwin D. Waldman.

"Violence is a complex behavior that manifests itself every day in acts of terrorism, through exposure in the media, and in our families and neighborhoods. Understanding the origins of violent behavior and aggression, its developmental course, and its impact on individuals and societies will al...

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Other Authors: Flannery, Daniel J., 1962- (Editor), Vazsonyi, Alexander T., 1964- (Editor), Waldman, Irwin D. (Editor)
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Online Access:Credo Academic Core with Backfile
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Table of Contents:
  • Understanding violence / Patrick H. Tolan
  • Origins of violent behavior over the life span / David P. Farrington
  • A review of research on the taxonomy of life-course persistent versus adolescence-limited antisocial behavior / Terrie E. Moffitt
  • Behavior-genetics of criminality and aggression / Soo Hyun Rhee and Irwin D. Waldman
  • The genetics of aggression in mice / Stephen C. Maxson and Andrew Canastar
  • The psychophysiology of aggression : autonomic, electrocortical, and neuro-imaging findings / Christopher J. Patrick and Edelyn Verona
  • Biosocial bases of violence / Angela Scarpa and Adrian Raine
  • Neurobiology of impulsive aggression : focus on serotonin and the orbitofrontal cortex / Royce Lee and Emil F. Coccaro
  • The neuropsychology of violence / Jean R. Seguin, Patrick Sylvers and Scott O. Lilienfeld
  • The interaction of nature and nurture in antisocial behavior / Kenneth A. Dodge and Michelle R. Sherrill
  • Relational aggression and gender : an overview / Nicki R. Crick, Jamie M. Ostrov, and Yoshito Kawabata
  • Personality dispositions and the development of violence and conduct problems / Benjamin B. Lahey and Irwin D. Waldman
  • Personality and violence : the unifying role of structural models of personality / Daniel M. Blonigen and Robert F. Krueger
  • Exposure to violence, mental health, and violent behavior / Daniel J. Flanney[et al.]
  • Social-cognitive processes in the development of antisocial and violent behavior / Gregory S. Pettit and Jacquelyn Mize
  • School violence / Gary D. Gottfredson and Denise C. Gottfredson
  • Peers and violence : a two-sided developmental perspective / Frank Vitaro, Michel Boivin, and Richard E. Tremblay
  • Youth gangs and violent behavior / Scott H. Decker
  • Family violence / Richard J. Gelles
  • Youth violence across ethnic and national groups : comparisons of rates and developmental processes / Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, and Li Huang
  • Adolescent dating abuse perpetration : a review of findings, methodological limitations, and suggestions for future research / Vangie A. Foshee and Rebecca A. Matthew
  • Social networks and violent behavior / Dorothy L. Espelage, Stanley Wasserman, and Mark S. Fleisher
  • Public health and violence : moving forward in a global context / Linda L. Dahlberg
  • Cross-national research on violent victimization / Johan van Wilsem
  • Violent juvenile delinquency : changes, consequences, and implications / James C. Howell and Megan Q. Howell
  • Strain theory and violent behavior / Robert S. Agnew
  • Self-control theory and criminal violence / Michael R. Gottfredson
  • Why observing violence increases the risk of violent behavior by the observer / L. Rowell Huesmann and Lucyna Kirwil
  • Violence and culture in the United States / Mark Warr
  • Terrorism as a form of violence / Kevin J. Strom and Cynthia Irvin
  • Therapeutic treatment approaches to violent behavior / Richard E. Heyman and Amy M. Smith Slep
  • Psychopharmacology of violence / Markus J.P. Kruesi
  • Social learning and violent behavior / Gary F. Jensen
  • Substance use and violent behavior / Jeff M. Kretschmar and Daniel J. Flannery
  • Poverty/socioeconomic status and exposure to violence in the lives of children and adolescents / Holly Foster, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Anne Martin
  • Social contagion of violence / Jeffrey Fagan, Deanna L. Wilkinson, and Garth Davies
  • Studying aggression with structural equation modeling / Noel A. Card and Todd D. Little
  • Overview of a semi-parametric, group-based approach for analyzing trajectories of development / Daniel S. Nagin
  • Relocating violence : practice and power in an emerging field of qualitative research / Bowen Paulle
  • Violent behavior and the science of prevention / Albert D. Farrell and Monique Vulin-Reynolds
  • New directions in research on violence : bridging science, practice, and policy / Daniel J. Flannery, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, and Irwin D. Waldman.
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