Aggression and Violence

Brad J. Bushman (Ph.D. 1989, University of Missouri) is a Professor of Communication and Psychology at The Ohio State University, and a Professor of Communication Science at the VU University Amsterdam. He holds the Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication. For over 25 years he has studied the causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence.

• Part 1: Understanding the Roots of Aggression and Violence in Humans. An Integrative Theoretical Understanding of Aggression, L.R. Huesmann. Animal Models: Implications for Human Aggression and Violence, S. de Boer. Part 2: Individual Risk Factors for Aggression and Violence. The Aggressive Brain, B.D. Bartholow. Development of Aggression in Males and Females, J.E. Lansford. Family Influences on Aggression and Violence, M.H. Labella, A. Masten. Testosterone and Aggression, J. Archer, J. Carré. Individual Differences in Aggression: The Role of Dark Personalities, D.L. Paulhus, D.N. Jones. Appetitive Aggression, T. Elbert, J.K. Moran, M. Schauer. Part 3: Contextual Risk Factors for Aggression and Violence. Aversive Events and Aggression, C.L. Groves, C.A. Anderson. Ostracism and Aggression, E.D. Wesselmann, K.D. Williams. Gun Violence, W. Cukier, S.A. Eagen, G. Decat. Aggressive Cues: Weapons and Violent Media, B.J. Bushman. Alcohol and Other Drugs, D.J. Parrott, C. Eckhardt. Part 4: Targets of Aggression and Violence. Cyberbullying: A Critical Overview, D. Olweus. Violence Against Women, B. Krahé. Love and Hurt: Why We Aggress Against Loved Ones, C.N. DeWall, K.R. Lynch, C.M. Renzetti. Aggression Between Social Groups, J. Densley, J. Peterson. The Psychology of Terrorism, D. Webber, A.W. Kruglanski. Part 5: Making the World a More Peaceful Place. Preventing and Reducing Aggression and Violence, F. Anwar, D.P. Fry, I. Grigaityte.

Aggression is one of the grand puzzles of behavior that every society has to solve (and rarely solves to perfection). This book is a wonderful overview of both the classic wisdom and the latest findings on aggression. It provides a wealth of diverse perspectives, and may be the best edited book on aggression in many years. Anyone seeking to be brought up to date on these important phenomena should buy this book. -Roy F. Baumeister, author of Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty