Evaluate explanations of institutional aggression (16 marks) Strengths In Irwin and Cressey (1962) study they don’t look at inmates having one value. They look at the subcultures within prison. This shows the nature of the inmates as well as how they were brought up and accept other values. This is also supported by Blomberg & Lucken (2000) study on inmates. However you could counter this point by saying its reductionist because it reduces down behaviour to measurable units. Weaknesses
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Institutional Aggression The term refers to collective violence E.g. violence within institutions such as prisons‚ students‚ police and army They are danger for both inmates and workers Benjamin Mogmat a member of ‘the number’ in a South African prison was sentenced to nine years. Now in prison he claims to have killed more inmates than he can remember. All to impress a gang. Initiation rituals One way institutions show aggression towards each other is through violent initiation rituals
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Albert Bandura was born December 4‚ 1925‚ in Mundare‚ Alberta‚ Canada. He is a psychologist specializing in social cognitive theory and self-efficacy. He is most famous for his social learning theory. Bandura graduated with a B.A. from the University of British Columbia with the Bolocan Award in psychology‚ and then obtained his M.A. in 1951 and Ph.D. in 1952 from the University of Iowa. Upon graduation‚ he participated in a clinical internship with the Wichita Kansas Guidance Center. The following
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Reducing aggression often involve altering people’s immediate perceptions of others‚ or the situational cues that may increase aggression. Conflict-resolution strategies focus on reconciling the parties’ concrete goals and aspirations. Other strategies encourage cooperation acronym for "graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension reduction"-a strategy designed to de-escalate international tensions. encouraging people to engage in acts they might consider unthinkable under typical social circumstances
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Aggression Discuss genetic factors involved in aggressive behaviour. The gene MAOA may be associated with aggressive behaviour. It is responsbile for breaking down neurotransmitters such as noradrenaline and dopamine after they have transmitted an impulse from one cell to another. The lower the MAOA gene‚means that the more aggressive the behaviour as dopamine and noradrealine is accumulated in their bodies. There has been emperical support by CASES et al who investigated mice genetically engineered
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Institutional aggression AO1 Importation Model - Irwin and Cressey - claims inmates who enter prison with certain characteristics are more likely to engage in interpersonal violence than other inmates - violence in prisons isn’t a product of the institution itself but the characteristics of individuals who enter them - young rather than old and black not white more likely to have higher interpersonal violence as they ’import’ behaviours from their norms/culture/background - recognised the
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people are employed‚ including and not limited to the mental health provider (Burnett‚ Hamel‚ & Long‚ 2004). Cultural values and beliefs of mental health workers‚ filter through the same lens as other people of the mainstream population. According to Bandura and Walters (1963) role experience and social interaction support and aid in patterns of behavior created. Inevitably‚ it appears‚ the personal beliefs can impact how a person behaves in the
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son of Mamie and Dr. William Abrahams Rodgers. He began playing piano at the age of six. Rodgers spent most of his early teenage summers in a camp called Camp Wigwam in Maine. This is where he composed most of his first songs. In 1919‚ Rodgers met Lorenz Hart‚ a friend of Richard’s older brother. Rodgers and Hart struggled for years in musical comedy‚ writing many amateur shows. The first professional production they produced together‚ The Melody Man‚ did not show until 1924. Oscar Hammerstein II
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just like children who tend to be sensitive or withdrawn‚ vary considerably. Some may be aggressive because they are frustrated and highly sensitive. Other children may be aggressive because they crave lots of sensory input. Whatever the cause‚ aggression in a child can tax us to our limits. But if we can understand the underlying physical and emotional reasons‚ we can use it as an opportunity to help the child grow and develop
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Albert Bandura‚ often called a "father’ of the cognitivist movement" who is known mostly for his work on behaviorism‚ was born in Canada on December 4‚ 1925. He attended the University of British Columbia and received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1949. He then attended the University of Iowa in 1952 where he got his PhD in Psychology. While teaching at Stanford University in 1959‚ he worked with a graduate student on his first book‚ Adolescent Aggression. Bandura is still currently doing
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