1. Nature, Nurture and Aggression
... that boys were typically more aggressive than girls across different social classes. Olwens (1993), discovered that boys were more likely to become bullies or victims, and Boulton (1995) found that a high proportion of inter-sex aggression in primary schools was associated with initiation by the boys. However a dispute does occur over an explanation for these sex differences, and as with most ... social pressures may have "shaped" behaviour. As well as innate characteristics, sex hormones have been found to play a fundamental part in the probability of aggression. If a girl is exposed t...
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