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Differences between aggresstion in men and women. Greter physical and verbal aggressiveness of males. Biological and psychological theories. Influence of genes on personality. Effects of testesterone. Aggression as an adaptive response. Influence of serotonin. Aggression as a learned response. Role of parental behavior. Social influences. Effect of TV violence.

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"I. Introduction

There are differences between aggression in men and women, which may have a biological basis, but they are also tempered by psychological parameters and socialization issues (Archer, 1991; Fishbein, 1992). In animals, aggression is usually studied in terms of behavior alone, but in humans aggression encompasses the intention to harm another person, some form of behavior carried out as a result of this intention, and an emotion which can be anything from mere irritation to outright rage (Archer, 1991). While there are no outright statistics, males usually tend to be more aggressive than females in terms of physical and verbal aggression. A still unanswered question is how much of this difference is biological and how much is psychological. Differences are not only found between genders, but also with ..."

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