Aggression and Peacefulness in Humans and Other Primates - Hardcover

 
9780195071191: Aggression and Peacefulness in Humans and Other Primates
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195071190 ISBN 13: 9780195071191
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book explores the role of aggression in primate social systems and its implications for human behavior. Many people look to primate studies to see if and how we might be able to predict violent behavior in humans, or ultimately to control war. Of particular interest in the study of primate aggression are questions such as: how do primates use aggression to maintain social organization; what are the costs of aggression; why do some primates avoid aggressive behavior altogether. Students and researchers in primatology, behavioral biology, anthropology, and psychology will read with interest as the editors and contributors to this book address these and other basic research questions about aggression. They bring new information to the topic as well as an integrated view of aggression that combines important evolutionary considerations with developmental, sociological and cultural perspectives.

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About the Author

James Silverberg is Professor Emeritus and J. Patrick Gray is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, both at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195071190
ISBN 13 
9780195071191
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
328
Editor
Silverberg James, Gray J. Patrick