When people are brought up in a society, they learn certain customs and traditions. These customs are usually taught to them because it’s part of their society\'s way of life, even though some of the customs may seem cruel and repulsive to others. For example, cannibalism is abhorrent to us, but in some primitive cultures, to eat an enemy is to gain his or her strength. This aggressive behavior was taught to the people of this culture and is the reason for its existence. People need to have exposure to aggressiveness in society in order to act aggressive. For example, there was a tribe in New Guinea, the fentou, who were fierce warriors that were always fighting and killing. The children of these people learned this hostility from their parents and then acted in the same way. A parent’s method of child rearing lays the foundation for aggression. The child rearing practices themselves are the overall design of a particular culture.

When a group of people are isolated, their behavior does not change unless they interact with other people. The Tasaday tribe is an example of a group of people who were comple

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