THE MAKING OF HUMAN AGGRESSION

by Herbert--Ed. Selg ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 12, 1975

This German import provides an intelligent, thorough survey of the literature on aggression as well as a broad conceptual overview of the subject. The various authors consider (and ultimately reject) the three principal current theories: the ""frustration-aggression hypothesis"" which links hostility to wish-denial; Freud's theory of an innate offensive instinct; and the physiological-basis postulate. As learning theorists, the authors are particularly troubled by the instinct hypothesis (implying the inevitability of aggression); their own interpretation of this behavior ""learned"" pattern contends that the syndrome can be reduced by changing the content of the ""lesson."" Rather technical, but concise and complete; most notable are the accounts of experiments designed to gauge the ""learning"" of aggression in children, and of some new therapies for its ""unlearning.

Pub Date: Jan. 12, 1975

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: St. Martin's

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1975

Categories: NONFICTION