Human aggression

There are different reasons why a person may act aggressively towards other human beings. The person may act this way because of his culture or the way he was brought up in society. The person does not, however, act this way based on instinct alone. Aggression is a molded, learnt behavior; it is not simply there from birth. Rather than being an uncontrollable instinct, a person's behavior is something that is taught to him. For …

…cannibalism is abhorrent to us, but in some primitive cultures, to eat an enemy is to gain his or her strength. This aggressive behavior was taught to the people of this culture and is the reason for its existence. People need to have exposure to aggressiveness in society in order to act aggressive. To sum up , the aggressive behavior of human beings is a learnt emotion built on the combination of environment, society and culture.