Academic Reflections on the Roots of Violence
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Violence is universal. The common experience of violence can wear us down to despair, or it can spark us to work with others to resolve conflicts and to create lasting peace.
The choice is ours, we can learn from our mistakes and frightening tendencies or we can shrink away from the knowledge that we as human being have the ability to hurt one another.
We read of violence in the news papers, watch it as entertainment, and talk about it with frightened awe every day of our lives. Understanding ourselves and how we and others behave in social situations may help us get a better grasp on how to stop violence before it begins, and give us a more confident feeling of control in our lives.
Please read on and explore our site devoted to the understanding of the social-psychological causes of violence. Social psychology has made terrific strides in understanding aggression and much more is to be discovered.
This site has valuable links to larger web sites devoted to the understanding of aggression and social psychology. Enjoy discovering more about yourself and society in the context of academic reflections on the roots of violence. |