Long-Term Historical Trends in Violent Crime

Eisner, Manuel

doi:10.1086/652229

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“…Furthermore, coalitional aggression appears more common in populations whose lifestyles resemble our ancestors', e.g. both patrilocality and polygyny predict coalitional aggression (Otterbein 1965;1968), and aggression is far more prevalent among foragers than among modern nation-states (Eisner 2003;Pinker 2011). …”

Section: Universality Of Warfarementioning

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Physically strong men are more militant: A test across four countries

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Sznycer

Cosmides

et al. 2017

Evolution and Human Behavior

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There is substantial evidence from archaeology, anthropology, primatology, and psychology indicating that humans have a long evolutionary history of war. Natural selection, therefore, should have designed mental adaptations for making decisions about war. These adaptations evolved in past environments, and so they may respond to variables that were ancestrally relevant but not relevant in modern war. For example, ancestrally in small-scale combat, a skilled fighter would be more likely to survive a war and bring his side to victory. This ancestral regularity would have left its mark on modern men's intergroup psychology: more formidable men should still be more supportive of war. We test this hypothesis in four countries: Argentina, Denmark, Israel, and Romania. In three, physically strong men (but not strong women) were significantly more supportive of military action. These findings support the hypothesis that modern warfare is influenced by a psychology designed for ancestral war.2

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Section: Universality Of Warfarementioning

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Physically strong men are more militant: A test across four countries

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Cosmides

et al. 2017

Evolution and Human Behavior

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“…This involved using sex as the independent variable, controlling for age and using the two aggression scales as dependent variables (verbal aggression and physical aggression) for IPV and aggression towards same-sex non-intimates. Crime statistics and aggression questionnaires show a decrease in aggression with age (e.g., Daly & Wilson, 1990;Eisner, 2003;O'Leary, 2006;Walker & Richardson, 1998;Walker, Richardson, & Green, 2000). Owing to the older mean age of the males in this sample, age was controlled in the analysis of sex differences.…”

Section: Sex Differencesmentioning

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Testing predictions from the male control theory of men's partner violence

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Graham‐Kevan

Archer

2013

Aggressive Behavior

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The aim of this study was to test predictions from the male control theory of intimate partner violence (IPV) and Johnson's [Johnson, M. P. (1995). Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 282-294] typology. A student sample (N ¼ 1,104) reported on their use of physical aggression and controlling behavior, to partners and to same-sex non-intimates. Contrary to the male control theory, women were found to be more physically aggressive to their partners than men were, and the reverse pattern was found for aggression to same-sex non-intimates. Furthermore, there were no substantial sex differences in controlling behavior, which significantly predicted physical aggression in both sexes. IPV was found to be associated with physical aggression to same-sex nonintimates, thereby demonstrating a link with aggression outside the family. Using Johnson's typology, women were more likely than men to be classed as "intimate terrorists," which was counter to earlier findings. Overall, these results do not support the male control theory of IPV. Instead, they fit the view that IPV does not have a special etiology, and is better studied within the context of other forms of aggression. Aggr. Behav. 40:42-55, 2014.

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“…According to the literature, homicides in the family represent a relatively stable proportion (30 to 40%) of all homicides [39][40][41]. For example, in Canada, during 2003, 37% of victims were killed by a family member [39].…”

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Sexual Homicide Committed by a Family Member: Report of Two Cases and Discussion of Its Motivation Factors

Youssef¹,

Wiem²,

Zouheir³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Med

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Sexual homicide is a distinctive form of homicide and an extreme form of sexual violence. This phenomenon has been well addressed in psychiatric, psychological and forensic literatures. Nevertheless, sometimes it is difficult to understand the motivations behind a sexual homicide mainly when it occurs within the closed family environment.We report two cases of women's sexual homicide committed by a family member, other than a sexual partner or an ex-partner. The sexual character was confirmed by laboratory evidences which also allowed the offender identification. In both cases, the offenders did not have any history of violence conviction and were not under substance abuse influence. In addition, psychological autopsy has not revealed any psychiatric disorder of the offenders.In this paper, we describe the findings, we discuss the characteristics of this type of murder and its motivation factors related to our socio-cultural and legislative context.

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Long-Term Historical Trends in Violent Crime

Cited by 401 publications

References 70 publications

Physically strong men are more militant: A test across four countries

Physically strong men are more militant: A test across four countries

Testing predictions from the male control theory of men's partner violence

Sexual Homicide Committed by a Family Member: Report of Two Cases and Discussion of Its Motivation Factors

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