Stress, Culture, and Aggression - Hardcover

Linsky, Professor Arnold S.; Bachman, Ronet; Straus, Professor Murray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300057067 ISBN 13: 9780300057065

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1995

Synopsis

In this important book, the authors use a widely accepted index to compare the stressfulness of life in different states, present new data on various kinds of violence, and make a compelling case that stress leads to widespread and often lethal aggression. They also examine how the norms of the various subcultural groups within states relate to drinking, the use of violence for socially legitimate purposes, the status of women, and readership of pornography, in an effort to explain geographic differences in the manifestations of violence.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'A fascinating attempt to understand the relationship between the social environment, stress, and violent and maladaptive behaviors. The innovative use of large-scale national statistics to examine social behaviors is timely, interesting, and provocative.'--Paul Root Wolpe, University of Pennsylvania

About the Author:

Murray A. Strauss is professor of sociology and co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0300057067
• ISBN 13: 9780300057065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208