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Changes in dominant behavior or in social status causes changes in testosterone levels. Reports of changes in testeosterone of young men during athletic events, which involove face-to-face competition with a clear winner and loser, reveal that testosterone rises shortly before their matches, as if in anticipation of competition. Also, one to two hours after the competitive match, the testosterone levels of the winners are high relative to those levels of the losers <ref>Booth,Alan and Allan Mazur.“Testosterone and dominance in men.”Behavioral and Brain Sciences.1998.</ref>. It is important to take into account the type of conflict that is occurring when accessing aggression. Is the conflict between groups, within a group, within a family? The sex of those involved in the conflict is also crticial. Male-male, male-female and female-female encounters should all be clearly distinguished from one another. Same sex encounters are more frequent than inter-sex encounters and this could affect the level of aggression present <ref>Bjorkqvist,Kaj.“Sex differences in physical, verbal, and indirect aggression: a review of recent research.”Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.1994 Feb.</ref>. |
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It is important to take into account the type of conflict that is occurring when accessing aggression. Is the conflict between groups, within a group, within a family? The sex of those involved in the conflict is also crticial. Male-male, male-female and female-female encounters should all be clearly distinguished from one another. Same sex encounters are more frequent than inter-sex encounters and this could affect the level of aggression present <ref>Bjorkqvist,Kaj.“Sex differences in physical, verbal, and indirect aggression: a review of recent research.”Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.1994 Feb.</ref>. |
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Aggression:
Under the section "Aggression and culture"
Changes in dominant behavior or in social status causes changes in testosterone levels. Reports of changes in testeosterone of young men during athletic events, which involove face-to-face competition with a clear winner and loser, reveal that testosterone rises shortly before their matches, as if in anticipation of competition. Also, one to two hours after the competitive match, the testosterone levels of the winners are high relative to those levels of the losers [1]. It is important to take into account the type of conflict that is occurring when accessing aggression. Is the conflict between groups, within a group, within a family? The sex of those involved in the conflict is also crticial. Male-male, male-female and female-female encounters should all be clearly distinguished from one another. Same sex encounters are more frequent than inter-sex encounters and this could affect the level of aggression present [2].