Examining the evidence from small-scale societies and early prehistory and implications for modern theories of aggression and violence

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  McCall, Grant S ^a   Shields, Nancy ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Early hominids; Evolutionary theory; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARCHEOLOGY; CANNIBALISM; HOMINID; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PLEISTOCENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37349115932     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2007.04.001     Document Type: Review

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