Essays on Aggression Page 3

            Humans are aggressive and violent by nature. There are people who are capable of committing serious acts of violence against their own kind. Since the beginning of civilizations, crime has remained an integral part of our society and will continue to plague it. In order to harness the violent nature of mankind, societies evolved…

            Man is not a perfect creature although he strives to be one by developing a civilized society. The human intelligence surpasses any other creature’s level and this superiority has led modern man to believe that aggression, “intentional behavior aimed at causing either physical or psychological pain,”1 is a characteristic only akin to animals.  However,…

In her short article “Guns, Lies, and Video”, Karen Wright provides an overview of the issue of the relationship between media violence and real life violence. She writes that there is considerable contention on the subject, with some experts claiming there is strong evidence for a link between media violence and real aggression, and some…

George is twelve years old and currently in middle school. He is a straight A student and a very nice kid. One day after school, George is walking back home. Just into his walk, he can hear the school bully, Bud, asking him to slow down. When Bud did finally catch up to George, he…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) article and reading excerpts from Between Good and the Ghetto by Nikki Jones and Girls in Trouble with the Law by Laurie Schaffner address the dilemmas faced by young girls who grow up in poverty stricken neighborhoods with regards to violence and societal norms on the…

Are criminals born or made? A criminal is defined as someone who has committed a crime. Psychologists have come up with many theories and reasons about why people commit crimes. The two main explanations lie in genetic and environmental factors, which relates to the nature and nurture debate. Studies have been carried out to explain…

Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome advances, requests, for sexual favors, and any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the working environment. Sexual feelings are said to be part of group dynamics, and a times people who work together may develop these kinds of feelings. In this case Peter Lewiston developed…

“Don’t call me Ishmael” by Michael Gerard Baver depicts the pervasive presence of bullying in the novel. Bullying is defined as repetitive mistreatment inflicted through verbal, physical, social, or psychological means. It stems from the abuse of power by one person or a group towards one or more individuals. Bullies should be both supported and…

“Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson is an extensive research on the people of the streets whose behavior and social life is construed by the code defined by their own instincts for self-respect and dignity. Elijah Anderson conducted in depth field study to focus our attention to the extent youth has to resort to…

Albert Bandura conducted two experiments, referred to as the Bobo doll experiments, in 1961 and 1963. These experiments were designed to investigate patterns of aggressive behavior and their correlation with the Bobo Doll – an inflatable toy that closely resembled a young child in size. The primary objective of Bandura’s research was to illustrate how…