Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Theoretical Issues | p. 7 |
Dynamic Social Impact Theory Predicts Regional Variation in, and the Development of Social Representations of, Aggression | p. 9 |
Violent Crime, Social Stress and Solidarity in Israel: The Role of Education | p. 23 |
Definitions of International Aggression: Lessons for Cross-Cultural Research | p. 51 |
Cross-National Comparisons | p. 59 |
Moral Approval of Aggressive Acts by Urban Students: A Cross-National Study on Four Continents | p. 61 |
Beliefs about and Experience with Aggression in the United States and France | p. 73 |
Anger Proneness in Japanese and Spanish Students | p. 87 |
Direct and Indirect Aggression in Women: A Comparison between South African and Spanish University Students | p. 99 |
Aggression, Victimization and Sociometric Status: Findings from Finland, Israel, Italy and Poland | p. 111 |
Conflict and Reconciliation | p. 121 |
Is Violence Getting Too Much Attention? Cross-cultural Findings on the Ways People Deal with Conflict | p. 123 |
Myths about Preindustrial War: Possible Lessons for Peace from Worldwide Cross-Cultural Research | p. 149 |
Reconciliation after Conflicts: Ethological Analysis of Post-Conflict Interactions in Kalmyk Children | p. 167 |
The Cross-Cultural Significance of Empathy as an Instrument to Prevent Aggression | p. 191 |
Conclusion | p. 203 |
Social Representations and Aggression: On Culture and the Psychology of Violence | p. 205 |
Method and Theory in Cross-cultural Studies of Aggression | p. 215 |
About the Authors | p. 229 |
About the Editors | p. 235 |
Index | p. 239 |
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