PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tibetan Buddhism, Indian Indonesians, Bsc Young Boys
22 Apr 2017
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Zapotec (native american society in southern mexico) There are subcultures within cultures that are peaceful: amish, mennonite. The amount of violence is influences by the ecology of surroundings. Trucks live in pacific island: men are violent fighters, compete with one another in physical contests, and are protective of women (nisbett, 1990) Tuesday, march 21, 2017: fish in the open sea. When people are hungry, the amount of violence tends to increase. Tahitians live in pacific islands: men are peaceful and cooperative and do not overprotect their women (nisbett, 1990, fish in lagoons. Semai in malaysia (robarchek, 1986: negative attitudes towards aggression, nurturance is valued, people live in rain forest. Greater rate of violent crime among those between 14-24: higher levels of testosterone within this age range (hormones) Greater rate of violent crime among men. Chicago statistics: 75% of murder victims are black, 71% or murderers are black.
