Where they diverge is in the matter of relational aggression; the sociometrically popular show low levels of relational aggression, while the perceived popular demonstrate higher levels of relational aggression (Cillessen & Rose, 2005). Relational aggression differs from overt aggression; overt aggression refers to behaviors such as hitting and other forms of physical and verbal abuse. ... While researchers have found some correlations between overt aggression and perceived popularity, many studies focus on the way that relational aggression and perceived popularity intersect. If relational a...

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President George Bush called the invasion a "naked aggression" and ordered economic sanctions against Iraq. ... This made Saddam reply "We swear," he threatened, "that we will make the Gulf a graveyard for those who think about committing aggression, starting with these cowardly, American navies!" ... "This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait." ...

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Media violence is defined as "visual portrayals of physical aggression" by an individual against another in media, including television, movies, music, and video games (Huesmann &Taylor;, 2006). ... When the children finally got a chance to play with the same toy, they overwhelmingly tended to imitate the model they had viewed and the way the model was acting towards the toy (Bandura, et al., 1961) It is important to note this study focused exclusively on children, who are generally thought to be more impressionable in their behavior than adults. ... The participants' demonstr...

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They studied the aggression trait in every student and then asked them to report their recent aggressive behavior. ... The findings showed that the students who played more violent video games had a more stronger aggression trait and had more aggressive behavior in general. ... In the short run, playing a violent video game appears to affect aggression by priming aggressive thoughts." ... Also according to the NCTV, 75% of research studies done on violence and video games show that violent video games have a negative effect on children in how they control their anger and aggression. ... If the...

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The study also found that female participants were more likely to engage in relational aggression when they experienced higher levels of attachment anxiety to their mothers, while male participants were more likely to engage in this form of aggression when they experienced higher levels of attachment anxiety to their fathers (Williams et al. 2012). Female participants also reported higher levels of anxiety about their maternal relationships and are more likely to report being victims of peer aggression during childhood (Williams et al. 2012). This study looked specifically at attachment patter...

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Why America Entered World War II The Allies dismissed the aggression of the Axis, which consequently led to more aggression because the Axis then believed they could "walk on water- as they say for people who think they can do whatever they want and not get punished. ... Because of the Japanese aggression towards China, the US sided with China. ...

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Aggression and violence can be understood as coercive processes that reflect the aggressor's intentional decision to use force against the spouse, and the decision to punish or retaliate against the spouse for perceived disobedience (Klein, 1998). ... Therefore, attributing alcohol's effects on marital aggression to disinhibiton, understates the complexity of the relationship (Jasinski, 1998 p.21). ... With the Power Theory however, aggression emerges from the frustration over the inability to control the female partner. ...

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Just War For more than a thousand years Christian ethicists and theologians have used the language of just war theory to determine when it is morally acceptable for a Christian to go to war. The theory has been flexible enough to accommodate political, military, and social change, and still ...

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Both media violence through television and through video games have been shown to have increased aggression in people, mainly children (Pozios, Kambam, and Bender 2013 and Procon 2014). ... The study by Ferguson and Olson (2014) did an intensive study on the aggression and delinquency in videogames with youths already problematic symptoms and found that, "violent video games were associated with neither delinquent criminality nor bullying behaviors in children with either clinically elevated depressive or attention deficit symptoms" (p.132). ... The idea of the study, which tested ...

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One indicator of the possibility of Japanese aggression should have been their behavior in the years preceding 1941. ... It was theorized by some of Roosevelt's staff, however, that realistically, they did this to get ever so closer to the American outpost at Pearl Harbor, to gain a strategic area that would be very instrumental if Japan ever decided to expand towards the Hawaiian Islands and other south Pacific territories. ... (Nassim) Even in this State Department memo, Japanese aggression is noted and warned against. One should have been able to deduce that, most likely, the aggre...

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Most of the time however, antagonistic behavior occurs towards the submissive members of the same sex. ... Omega wolves tend to become the focus of the other wolves aggression. This may be aggression may be normal social aggression, or it may be caused by the frustrations of the other adults in the pack, and the omega wolf simply becomes the scapegoat. ... The exception to breeding male dominance is the few weeks following the birth of pups; the breeding male will be submissive towards the breeding female when he is in the den (Mech 1999). ...

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In Snow White, the wicked queen told her hunter to take her stepdaughter into the woods and cut out her heart because she was more beautiful than her. Even Mother Goose's in "Old Woman in the Shoe" whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed without any bread (Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz, 1980). American homes during the colonial days already practiced the harsh punishment for children. Inconsiderate discipline and physical punishment were normally accomplished for the purpose of instructing children. To drive the devil out from their child, they spank them. ...

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The responsibility of the League was to act as an arbitrator in disputes between nations and to provide effective collective security against any form of military aggression. There were mixed opinions towards the League. ... Under the treaty of Versailles the Rhineland was declared a demilitarised zone, this can be looked upon as an act of aggression as it breaks the terms of the treaty of Versailles, and also the Locarno agreement. ... These statements clearly act in favour of appeasement, expressing that military action against Germanys actions was not necessary as she is clearly r...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, in Gori, Georgia . Both his parents were peasants. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina ...

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They think sexual abuse, aggression and degradation are normal and fun. ... The material creates distorted images of sexual reality and develops unrealistic attitudes about sex and towards relationships. ... In the overall societal perspective, men's beliefs that women are sex objects and men's dominating and aggressive behavior towards women only reinforce gender stereotypes and discrimination. Further support of how pornography affects dominating or objective attitudes towards women is given by the feminist theory. ...

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The genesis of violence and aggression.' ... In this talk I describe the complicated interplay between the atrocities of the internal world and the expression of violence and aggression in external reality. ... How can one talk about the roots of violence and aggression in this connection, at Oswiecim/Auschwitz, without looking at the individual, the group or mob and at a Meta level, the leadership and administration of states and communities. ... They did not know the person who owned the Rolls Royce but clearly they felt a strong antipathy towards him. ... Firstly, there may be s...

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Some of the maternal behaviors exhibited by mothers with altrical offspring are nursing and suckling as well as building and maintaining a warm nest, licking offspring to stimulate urination and defecation, and usually aggression towards intruders (Kendrick et al., 1997). ... Prolactin blockers have been seen to disrupt maternal behavior and aggression (Eldwood, 1983). ...

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As Ray states, 'if there is an underlying biological tendency towards masculine violence, this should manifest similarly in different cultures and places, which it does not' (2011:85). ... Towards the older ages of 16-25, this is where men are experiencing new things in their life; perhaps using drugs, or other aggressive types of risk taking. ... Many social theories contribute towards the understanding of why violence appears to be associated with masculinity. ... Bandura argued that aggression is learned, through a 'behaviour modelling process. ... Experiments such as this ...

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Towards the end of the paper I will elaborate on my view, which falls under a realist perspective, on what I anticipate to be the future outcome of this potential hostile confrontation. ... I stand firmly to believe, through the eyes of a realist, the aggression of the Chinese government towards neighboring states will push the United States to intervene. ... International institutions help facilitate communication between states and promote a nations intention, diminishing any ambivalence a county may have towards its counterparts (Friedberg 2005, p.13). ... At first China's had been de...

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It is evident that there are times when he is chauvinistic and detestable, and there are times when readers may actually feel sympathetic towards him. ... She claims that the first is a man who, in brief, is aggressive (usually in a sexual sense) and exploitative towards women. ... and "Is he sensitive towards the needs of women?" ... Claudio mentions that the Masculine Male is very aggressive, an aggression usually related to a strong sexual drive. ... The fundamental attribute of the Masculine Male is his exploitativeness towards women. ...

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Several other practices are related to the rave community, such as colorful, outlandish dress style, the exchange of back rubs, glow sticks and light shows, communal love of the music present at the show, and respect towards others. ...

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In Booth's works, mutant-like human figures inhabit the landscape and walk alone in isolation, symbolising Booth's feelings towards society. ... By using her own blood, Suzuki enables the audience to feel what she feels inside – anger towards society and its portrayal of women. ... The disfiguration of her face by the pigskin symbolises notions of violence and repression, with the colour of the blood emphasising the violence, aggression and anger women are experiencing and the black background highlighting the dark undertone of reality women in Japan have to face. ...

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The Chinese Civil War is recognized as the greatest stride towards unity in Chinese history. ... As a result of this "European invasion " the citizens of China became outwardly aggressive towards anything considered to be from "the outside ". ... But despite the combined success, aggression arose. ... Plans were made on taking the shorter and more direct shot towards the destination. ...

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On January 6, 1994, while in Detroit preparing for the U.S. National Figures Skating competition, skater Nancy Kerrigan was struck on the knee by an assailant. Within ten days, the perpetrator was identified as Shane Stant, an amateur hit man hired by competing skater Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shaw...

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However these psychotropic drugs are filled with stimulants, anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers, carry major risks for serious side effects, which include aggression, seizures, delayed puberty and ironically psychotic symptoms (hearing voices and hallucinations) (Tung & Procyshyn 7-8). ... Individuals who think negatively are more vulnerably susceptible towards despondence because of how they visually perceive their environment. ...

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