Descriptions of toys that invite aggressive and violent behavior, and suggestions on what parents and teachers can do to protect children. (SP)

A kindergarten teacher, aware of the need for a generation of peacemakers", describes one method of training children to discuss differences instead of resorting to violence. (Author/SP)

Findings suggest a stable sex difference in response to outsiders which has roots in child's early developmental history. Boys were more friendly to newcomers than girls were. (NH)

Sexually aggressive males appear to have been subjected to developmental and socialization influences that leave them distrustful of women, generally aggressive, and with a high sexual urge. They are motivated to seek male associations which sanction their impulses and socially reward their conduct, enabling the aggressor to support his self…

Explains the need for an expert in quelling violence and explains how this expert would operate. (Author)

Results indicated that the average child manifests a few of each type of deviant behavior, but rarely shows a large number of behaviors related to any one type of disorder. Deviant behavior was inversely associated with intelligence, but minimally affected by race, socioeconomic status and age. (Author)

Compared the dream themes of terminally ill cancer patients (N=14) with the dream themes of aged persons (N=42). Death and aggression occurred significantly more often in the dreams of the dying. Death themes also frequently appeared as a projection upon other dream characters. (Author/JAC)

Compared assaultive adolescents (N=17) and nonassaultive (N=12) adolescents on a measure of family structure, assessing family perceptions of the authority hierarchy and amount of closeness and distance between family members. Results demonstrated that the experimental group significantly more often perceived a reversal in the generational…

Reviews research since 1970 on the effects of pornography on men's treatment of, and underlying attitudes toward, women. Holds that anger is a greater social problem than pornography, particularly in men who are unable to resolve that anger and to distinguish it from sexual arousal and control over women. (Author/GC)

Developed a survey capable of reflecting hidden cases of rape and of documenting a dimensional view of sexual aggression/sexual victimization. The survey was administered to 3,862 university students. Results supported a dimensional view. Discusses the viability of a survey approach to sample selection for future rape research. (Author)

Male subjects (N=20) were exposed to a humorous or nonhumorous tape recording and subsequently given the opportunity to give money to a needy person. Results indicated humor subjects contributed significantly more than did nonhumor subjects. Humor subjects also evidenced more positive affective state. (Author)