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Payback, why we retaliate, redirect aggression, and take revenge, David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton

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Payback, why we retaliate, redirect aggression, and take revenge, David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Payback

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electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

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David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton

Sub title

why we retaliate, redirect aggression, and take revenge

Summary

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: Payback can be directed anywhere, sometimes at inanimate things, animals, or other people. In Payback, the husband-and wife team of evolutionary biologist David Barash and psychiatrist Judith Lipton offer an illuminating look at this phenomenon, showing how it has evolved, why it occurs, and what we

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

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