Aggression
... Everyday instances of aggression are displayed in most black and Latino communities. Aggression in the youth has made many neighborhoods unsafe. ... Further in the paper, I will attempt to thoroughly describe aggression, its effects on the youth, analyze aggression research and provide possible solutions. According to David Meyers, author of Social Psychology, the definition of aggression is the physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone (p. ... Aggression can take numerous forms, the act of hitting a wall to release aggression has some of the same roots as playing football and enjoying hitting the quarterback. ... Aggression is also a relative construct. ... The effects of aggression include negative coping skills, improper use of defense mechanisms, and the inability to form normal outside relationships. Meyers proposes that are three main ideas in accordance to aggression. One, aggression is biologically driven. Two, frustration leads to aggression. ... Biological theorists suggest that aggression is caused by some genetic or biological factor. Maxon (1998), a leading theorist proposed a theory that ones genes affect one or more types of aggression in mice, which may be applied to humans as a genetic explanation of aggression. Many researchers believe that aggression is caused by some genetic or biological factor, and thus believe that cases involving aggression should be treated chemically. ... Growing evidence points to the conclusion that biological factors do predispose some individuals toward aggression. ... These findings lend support to the view that biological factors do indeed play an important role in at least some forms of aggression. ... The frustration-aggression theory says that frustration creates a motive to aggress. ... The parent who uses physical aggression in punishing his child is serving as an aggressive model. The child, through imitation, may be acquiring aggressive response patterns although he is seemingly being taught that aggression is bad. It is not surprising then that it has been found that the severity of parental punishment for aggression is associated with the childs own display of aggression. ... One can just see aggression and then imitate it. ... Parenting Practices as predictors of substance abuse, delinquency, and aggression among urban minority youth This study was done at the Institute for Prevention Research at Cornell University medical college. The article states that research has shown that youth from single-parent families often have higher rates of problem behaviors including substance use, aggression, school dropout, and teenage pregnancy. ... In this particular study, the relationships between key parenting variables and adolescent substance abuse, aggression, and delinquency among urban minority youth in two parent versus single-parent family structures. ... Similarly, youth from single-parent homes reported more aggressive and delinquent behavior than those from two-parent homes, and boys reported more aggression and delinquency than girls. ... Similarly, more frequent parent checking of homework was associated with less aggression in girls, but not in boys. ... Although males and females did not differ on verbal aggression and physical aggression toward objects, males were more likely to express their anger through physical assault behavior toward others. ... Attributional and Emotional Determinants of Aggression Among African-American and Latino Young Adolescents This study was done on approximately 300 seventh and eighth graders, distributed across nine classrooms and from whom parental permission was obtained, initially were screened as possible subjects. We used a combination of both teacher ratings of aggression and peer nominations as a criterion for subject selection. ... Several solutions can be used to alleviate aggression in these groups of people. ... s anger by taking time, focusing on other emotions (pleasure, shame, or fear), avoiding weapons of aggression, and attending to other matters. ... " In closing, there is still an immense amount of work to be done in explaining the development of aggression and its true causes.