Advisory Committee Chair
Jean Bodon
Advisory Committee Members
James McCroskey
Larry Powell
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2007
Degree Name by School
Master of Arts (MA) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
A content analysis was done on various studies involving hormonal effects on verbal and physical aggression in animals ranging from “old world monkeys” to humans in order to prove that genetics is responsible for verbal aggressiveness used by military personnel in the contemporary operating environment. The prevailing belief set is that the military is more aggressive than other social and vocational groups. The analysis shows that military members do not differ in neurophysiology from other groups and species. Only studies on animals with human-like limbic systems were used. The analy-sis includes discussions on the evolution of the use of pure science in communication study methodology as well as discussions involving the hormones and biological systems that cause aggressiveness in humans and some animals.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Scott Gregory, "Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment" (2007). All ETDs from UAB. 3594.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/3594