Essays on Aggression

What causes primate social behavior? According to American biologist Edward Wilson, social behavior in primates is caused by evolution (Larsen, pp. 194). However, despite the fact that aggression and altruism have opposite meanings, both elements are present in the primates’ world. What evolutionary aspects have...

Violence throughout history has been due to conglomerate number of reasons; some researchers argue this is due to the prehistoric nature of man, whilst others argue it is response to environmental issues such as overpopulation. Human violence can be seen to be associated with food...

Physical aggression: A physically aggressive person uses weapons or bare hands to harm another person physically. This person may punch another person in the face or cut someone with a knife. Verbal aggression: A verbally aggressive person humiliates other people verbally. Examples: yelling at other...

The dictionary defines microaggression as an utterance, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group. Professor Derald Sue attempts to define microaggression as verbal, conduct, or environmental humiliation, whether deliberate or not, that depict hostility, demeaning,...

In a small Cornish seaside town in early December, there is a sudden cold snap. A wounded war veteran on military pension, Nat Hocken, is working part-time for a farm owner when he notices a large number of birds behaving strangely along the peninsula where...

The belief that man needs to channel his inner frustration driven aggression towards war is a misconception as war is not an innate human characteristic rather a learned one. Social classes as well as the ever growing struggle for power and possessions fuels the notion...

Young-adults and children are constantly bombarded via all media portals with violence, violent acts and differing types of assaults against mankind. It is inevitable that our children will see a considerable amount of violent imaging knowing that all that violent content, images, and scenes that...

Introduction The Philippines, and Manila in particular, is notorious for being one of the top countries with bad traffic experiences. According to Waze’s Driver Satisfaction Index, Manila was ranked 170th of 180 slots, meaning the Metro hosts some of the worst driving conditions in the...

Media and Aggression The television may offer more to the human mind than just a refreshing comedy or spine- chilling horror flick. Whether we can see it or not, the screen can affect more than just our lust for food seen on countless commercials ....

Discussing whether a behaviour is innate or not is to assess whether this aspect is ‘a quality or ability that you were born with, not one you have learned’. Innate suggests a biological link and that aggression is inherent in the essential character of humans,...

Perspectives on Fear and Aggression In the study of Psychology, particularly human behaviour, both aggression and fear are hotly debated topics among theorists. Aggression and fear are both inherent in our world and both serve different functions. Fear refers to a personal fear and can...

In this essay I have analyzed and critically evaluated the findings of four researches conducted with the goal to find the link between genes and aggression. I have also tried to determine how likely it is that these genes make an individual more prone to...