Read this essay on Aggression and Violence below. Its by Craig Anderson, a well known aggression researcher. The distinction between aggression and violence is important because we are going to be talking about various forms of violence in society (domestic violence, terrorism, street crime, etc) and you need to have an understanding of the basic vocabulary of aggression and violence to make sense of what we will be talking about.
Now that you’ve read the essay by Craig Anderson, answer the following questions (5-6 sentences each).
Q1: Why does the distinction between aggression and violence matter? Why not just use the two terms interchangeably?
Q2: What would it take for something to be labelled as “verbal” violence? Give an example.
Q3: Is anger a necessary component of aggression? of violence? Why or why not?
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