| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 192 pages) : map |
| Series |
Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology |
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Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology.
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| Contents |
PART I. INTRODUCTION -- Aggression-relevant group dynamics -- PART II. FORMS AND FORMULATIONS -- Low-level group aggression -- Bullying and harassment -- Delinquent gangs -- Mob -- PART III. INTERVENTION -- Established and emerging interventions |
| Summary |
People in groups act aggressively as a group, not as a collection of individuals. The Psychology of Group Aggression's comprehensive journey starts with group dynamics theory and research by reviewing its relationship to aggression. Arnold P. Goldstein then provides a unique and valuable insight into the different types and levels of intensity of anti-social behavior, examines its causes and considers its costs. In separate chapters he considers low intensity aggression, including ostracism, hazing, teasing; mid-intensity, e.g. bullying and harassment; and high intensity aggression, e.g. mobs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-185) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aggression -- psychology.
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Mass Behavior.
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Psychotherapy, Group.
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Social Behavior Disorders -- psychology.
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Violence -- psychology.
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Aggressiveness.
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Collective behavior.
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Group psychotherapy.
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Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0470013451 (electronic bk.) |
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0470854545 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470013458 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470854549 (electronic bk.) |
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(cased ; alk. paper) |
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(paper ; alk. paper) |
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(cased ; alk. paper) |
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(paper ; alk. paper) |
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