Payback why we retaliate, redirect aggression, and take revenge
From the child taunted by her playmates to the office worker who feels stifled in his daily routine, people frequently take out their pain and anger on others, even those who had nothing to do with the original stress. The bullied child may kick her puppy, the stifled worker yells at his children: P...
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New York, N.Y. :
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798317406719 |
Table of Contents:
- Passing the pain along
- Biology : animals and molecules
- Personal slings, arrows, and outrageous scapegoating
- Social : revenge, feuding, rioting, terrorism, war and other delights
- Stories : pain-passing in myth and literature
- Justice?
- Overcoming : shall we?
- Conclusion : the principle of minimizing pain.
