Youth Aggression and Violence A Psychological Approach

Name: Youth Aggression and Violence A Psychological Approach
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ISBN: 9780805837148

ISBN-10: 0805837140

ISBN-13: 9780805837148

Edition: 2001

Authors: Thomas G. Moeller

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The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and professionals who work with children and adolescents have had no concise or systematic survey of our current knowledge about causes and effective approaches to intervention and prevention on which to draw. Youth Aggression and Violence has filled the void. Comprehensive and readable, it: * utilizes theory and research from the developmental psychology of "normal" children and adolescents, as well as material on "abnormal" forms of development, such as disruptive behavior disorders and juvenile delinquency; * situates…

Book details

List price: $55.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.94" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Overview of Aggression



Abnormal Manifestations of Youthful Aggression



The Child's Contribution: Genetic, Biological, and Temperamental Factors



Family Factors



Television and Media Violence



Social and Cultural Factors



Psychological Processes in Hyperaggressive Youths



Aggressive Youths and Their Peers



Youthful Homicide



School Aggression



Intervention and Prevention



Summary and Questions


References


Author Index


Subject Index