Social Dominance

Question 1

Bjorkgvist 1992

Answer 1

• suggests there are sex differences in aggression
• girls tend to use less physical aggression but more indirect aggression
• not much difference in verbal aggression

Question 2

Patterson 1989

Answer 2

• suggests that children copy parent’s aggressive traits

Question 3

Cairns 1988

Answer 3

• suggests aggressive pupils do not end up isolated in schools, instead they form their own peer groups

Question 4

Lanares 2001

Answer 4

• found that exposure to community violence predicted behaviour problems in 3-5 year olds, however how the mother coped was a mediating factor

Question 5

Brody 2001

Answer 5

• found that at 10-12 years community disadvantages can predict deviant peer affiliations

Question 6

Brofenbrenner 1979

Answer 6

• development in context theory
• suggests that there are a range of factors and issues in a child’s environment that can affect development and aggression