ociety. Is aggression one of the means required to win? Before games, teams organize chapel services in the NFL. In every sport, religion brings an element of redemption, the promise of delivery from a loss one day and a win the next (Kee and Grossman 1998). Present player Reggie White commented on footballs violence and religion. What makes you think it is violent? he asked. Football is not violent. When a kid puts a gun up to another guys head and blows it off, thats violence....Our game is aggression. We dont go out to kill each other. We go out to win (Kee and Grossman 1998). Instinctive behavior, an innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species can also come into play here.Aggression has numerous reasons and consequences that must be analyzed in order to see what it arises from. A good example is the strength of nature and nurture. The features of nature are:GeneticInheritance of behavioral capacity for aggressionPhysiologicalControl of aggression by brain,blood and hormonesOrganismWhy animals aggress. Control by genetic and physiological factorsThe next aspect looked at was that of nurture. How our learning is influenced. SocietySocietal organization, cultural and political determinants of aggression. EcologyLarge scale population characteristics and availability of natural resources (Ghiselli 2000).These were just some of the determinants of human aggression that Dr. Ghiselli came up with. The information on the far right side was what he felt was a relevant contribution to the nature nurture aspects of aggression.There are many sub-topics that can fall under aggression. The first example is the culturally prescribed passivity for females contrasts sharply with the masculine premium on aggressiveness and physical strength (Henry and Short Jr. 1954). This is when our society perceives men to be more aggressive than women. The next example is when a couple is about to get a divorce. If w...
