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Biosocial Bases of Violence

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 292)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Biosocial Bases of Violence

    • Adrian Raine, Patricia Brennan, David P. Farrington
    Pages 1-20
  3. A Multidimensional Psychobiological Model of Violence

    • C. Robert Cloninger, Dragan M. Svrakic, Nenad M. Svrakic
    Pages 39-54
  4. Observational Learning of Violent Behavior

    • L. Rowell Huesmann
    Pages 69-88
  5. Biosocial Bases of Aggressive Behavior in Childhood

    • Adrian Raine, Chandra Reynolds, Peter H. Venables, Sarnoff A. Mednick
    Pages 107-126
  6. Biosocial Risk Factors for Domestic Violence

    • Neil S. Jacobson, Eric T. Gortner
    Pages 127-144
  7. Emotionality and Violent Behavior in Psychopaths

    • Christopher J. Patrick, Kristin A. Zempolich, Gary K. Levenston
    Pages 145-161
  8. Biosocial Interactions and Violence

    • Patricia A. Brennan, Sarnoff A. Mednick, Adrian Raine
    Pages 163-174
  9. Unraveling the Social Context of Physique and Delinquency

    • Robert J. Sampson, John H. Laub
    Pages 175-188
  10. Serotonin and Human Violence

    • Markus J. P. Kruesi, Teresa Jacobsen
    Pages 189-205
  11. Whole Blood Serotonin and Family Background Relate to Male Violence

    • Terrie Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Paul Fawcett, Gary L. Brammer, Michael Raleigh, Arthur Yuwiler et al.
    Pages 231-249
  12. Hormones—Context Interactions and Antisocial Behavior In Youth*

    • Elizabeth J. Susman, Angelo Ponirakis
    Pages 251-269
  13. Male Physical Aggression, Social Dominance and Testosterone Levels at Puberty

    • Richard E. Tremblay, Benoist Schaal, Bernard Boulerice, Louise Arseneault, Robert Soussignan, Daniel Pérusse
    Pages 271-291
  14. Key Issues in Studying the Biosocial Bases of Violence

    • David P. Farrington
    Pages 293-300
  15. Prefrontal Dysfunction in Murderers Lacking Psychosocial Deficits

    • Jacqueline Stoddard, Adrian Raine, Susan Bihrle, Monte Buchsbaum
    Pages 301-304
  16. Temperamental and Familial Predictors of Criminal Conviction

    • Bill Henry, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie Moffitt, Phil Silva
    Pages 305-307

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    Adrian Raine, Sarnoff A. Mednick

  • Emory University, Atlanta, USA

    Patricia A. Brennan

  • Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

    David P. Farrington

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