Of mice and women : aspects of female aggression /

This book is a comprehensive compilation and discussion of research findings on female aggression from anthropology, social psychology, animal research, case studies, and representations in literature. This multidisciplinary approach will address such questions as: 'Are females less aggressive...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Björkqvist, Kaj, Niemelä, Pirkko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, Inc., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, [1992]
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Summary:This book is a comprehensive compilation and discussion of research findings on female aggression from anthropology, social psychology, animal research, case studies, and representations in literature. This multidisciplinary approach will address such questions as: 'Are females less aggressive than males?' 'Is female aggressive behavior perhaps quantitatively, different than male aggressive behavior?' The book also discusses patterns of agression, the role of hormones in aggression, cultural differences, and how human aggression differs from aggression within animal species.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 414 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:012102590X
9780121025908
9781483288161
1483288161