"Dominance and Aggression in Humans and Other Animals: The Great Game of Life" was released by Elsevier Publishers in late 2016. As one of the first books in this field, it examines human nature and the influence of evolution, genetics, chemistry, nurture, and the sociopolitical environment as a way of understanding how and why humans behave in aggressive and dominant ways.
The book walks us through aggression in other social species, compares and contrasts human behavior to other animals, and then explores specific human behaviors like bullying, abuse, territoriality murder, and war. The book examines both individual and group aggression in different environments including work, school, and the home.
It explores common stressors triggering aggressive behaviors, and how individual personalities can be vulnerable to, or resistant to, these stressors. The book closes with an exploration of the cumulative impact of human aggression and dominance on the natural world.
Some of the key features of the book are:
Reviews the influence of evolution, genetics, biochemistry, and nurture on aggression
Explores aggression in multiple species, including insects, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals
Compares human and animal aggressive and dominant behavior
Examines bullying, abuse, territoriality, murder, and war
Includes nonaggressive behavior in displays of respect and tolerance
Highlights aggression triggers from drugs to stress
Discusses individual and group behavior, including organizations and nations
Probes dominance and aggression in religion and politics
Translates the impact of human behavior over time on the natural world
While it is directed at social psychology and evolutionary psychology, it has a biological base, and since it is written in a reader-friendly style,it should be of interest to researchers in these fields as well as anyone interested in understanding the nature of human behavior.
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