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Quotes. "HE WHO ANGERS YOU CONQUERS YOU" -- ELIZABETH KENNY "NONVIOLENCE IS THE FIRST ARTICLE OFMY FAITH AND IT IS THE LAST ARTICLE OF MY CREED“ -- MAHATMA GANDHI "YOU CANNOT SIMULTANEOUSLY PREVENT AND PREPARE FOR WAR“ -- EINSTEIN

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  1. Quotes "HE WHO ANGERS YOU CONQUERS YOU" -- ELIZABETH KENNY "NONVIOLENCE IS THE FIRST ARTICLE OFMY FAITH AND IT IS THE LAST ARTICLE OF MY CREED“ -- MAHATMA GANDHI "YOU CANNOT SIMULTANEOUSLY PREVENT AND PREPARE FOR WAR“ -- EINSTEIN “ANGER IS NEVER WITHOUT A REASON, BUT SELDOM WITH A GOOD ONE" -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "IF YOU ARE PATIENT IN ONE MOMENT OF ANGER, YOU WILL ESCAPE 100 DAYS OF SORROW“ ‑‑CHINESE PROVERB

  2. Aggression/Violence --- Some Statistics • OVER 20,000 HOMICIDES AND 90,000 FORCIBLE RAPES/YEAR • OVER 1 MILLION CASES OF CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT PER YEAR • IF MARRIED, 1/3 CHANCE OF HUSBAND OR WIFE WILL HIT YOU • THE NUMBER OF WARS IN RECORDED HISTORY -- 14,531 OR 2.6 EVERY YEAR Definition AGGRESSION: BEHAVIOR AGAINST ANOTHER LIVING BEING THAT IS INTENDED TO HARM OF INJURE.

  3. Aggression Factors • BIOLOGY AND GENETICS • PHYSIOLOGY --- LIMBIC SYSTEM, HORMONES (TESTOSTERONE) • PAIN – DISCOMFORT (E.G., HEAT, FRUSTRATION, STRESS) • SOCIAL LEARNING --- MODELING (E.G., MEDIA INFLUENCE)

  4. CHARACTERISTICS OF VIOLENT STIMULI • BEHAVIOR IS REWARDED • B) EXITING (EMOTIONALLY AROUSING) • C) REALISTIC • D) BEHAVIOR IS JUSTIFIED • E) BEHAVIOR IS NOT CRITISIZED • F) INTENT TO INJURE

  5. Association Between Aggressive Behavior and: • Media Violence (e.g., TV, Movies, Video Games) • Sports (e.g., Boxing) • War

  6. Violence Against Women --- Pornography • Definition: EROTIC MATERIAL THAT COMBINES ELEMENTS OF SEXUALITY AND AGGRESSION, AND IN WHICH FORCE OR COERSION IS USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE SEXUAL ACT • Film Type: • Sexually explicit (e.g., X-rated) • Violence (e.g., murder, assault) • “Teen sex” films • Neutral Effects on: Aggressive behavior and attitudes towards women (e.g., mock rape trial)

  7. Prejudice and Discrimination • Types (just about anything): • Gender • Race • Age • Religion • Attractiveness (and height & weight) • Accent • Hair color • Sexual orientation • Social economic status (e.g., money) • Disability • Nationality

  8. Some examples of prejudice and discrimination • Gender --- • Female attractiveness and support for the feminist movement • Female attractiveness and corporate success • Female traits and leadership • Race --- • Blacks versus Whites shoving incident and perception of violence • Black versus Whites and interview performance (self-fulfilling prophecy)

  9. Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination • Key Factors • Support of Authority • Equal Status Contact • Work on Common Goals • (e.g., Sherif’s work and cooperative classrooms)

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