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Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story

2005 50 min
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Is human aggression a result of nature or nurture? Interviews with researchers from various fields--including a Nobel prize winner--shed light on the question. Startling footage of children acting out their aggressive impulses adds to this compelling documentary that examines the complex factors that affect the socialization of aggressive behaviour among humans. Biological, environmental and psychological components are addressed, and guidelines for the prevention of human violence are also provided.

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Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story

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Is human aggression a result of nature or nurture? Interviews with researchers from various fields--including a Nobel prize winner--shed light on the question.

Startling footage of children acting out their aggressive impulses adds to this compelling documentary that examines the complex factors that affect the socialization of aggressive behaviour among humans.

Biological, environmental and psychological components are addressed, and guidelines for the prevention of human violence are also provided.

Children and Youth
Psychology and Psychiatry
All subjects
  • participant
    John Archer
    Mario Beauregard
    James J. Heckman
    Kate Keenan
    Michael Lewis
    Joan McCord
    Tomas Paus
    Sergio Pellis
    Michael Potegal
    Adrian Raine
    Peter K. Smith
    Stephen Suomi
    Terence P. Thornberry
    Richard E. Tremblay, Ph. D.
    Simon Young
    Jan A.R.A.M. Van Hooff
  • producer
    Jean Gervais, Ph. D.
    Richard E. Tremblay, Ph. D.
  • scientific content consultant
    Louise Arseneault
    Edward Donnerstein
    Jean Dumas
    Jean Gervais, Ph. D.
    Willard W. Hartup
    Dale Hay
    John E. Lochman
    Rolf Loeber
    Daniel Nagin
    Murray A. Straus
  • project manager
    Jean Gervais, Ph. D.
  • scientific director
    Richard E. Tremblay, Ph. D.
  • narrator
    Alain Goulem
  • script writer
    Monique Fournier
  • scientific content supervisor
    Jean Gervais, Ph. D.
    Richard E. Tremblay, Ph. D.
  • research
    Jennifer Letarte
    Jean-Pierre Maher
  • interviews
    Jennifer Letarte
    Jean-Pierre Maher
  • translation
    John Irving
    Liz Warwick
  • transcripts
    Karine Bougie
  • cameraman
    Benoit Belleville
    Gilles Blais
    Dominic Dorval
    Alberto Feio
    Stéphane Ricard
    Marc Tardif
  • assistant cameraman
    Thierry Leblanc
    Alexis Marcoux
    Hugo Roy
  • soundman
    Guy Boutin
    Simon Brien
    Jean-Denis Daoust
    Édouard Faribault
    Simon Poirier
    Chantal Rhéaume
  • production assistant
    Jean-Philippe Audet
    Sandra Letarte
    Marie-Claude Plante
    Vickie Rousseau
    Marie-Christine Vanier
  • production coordinator
    Victoire Bélanger-Richard
    Josée Veillet
  • production manager
    Josée Veillet
  • archives research
    Ginette Lavigne
  • release of rights
    Ginette Lavigne
  • unit production manager
    Lyse Desmarais-Gervais
  • production accountant
    Diane Desbiens
  • editor
    Dave Adams
    Claude Guillemette
    Jean-Pierre Maher
  • online editor
    Claude Guillemette
  • sound editor
    Alain Blais
    Martin Messier
  • mixer
    Martin Messier
  • artistic director
    France Leduc
  • computer graphics
    Mélanie Cabana
    Nadia Thibault
  • illustrator
    Stéphane Lemardelé
  • original soundtrack
    Alain Blais
  • recording studio
    Logo Musique
  • equipment rental
    Groupe Sync
    Productions Marc Côté
  • insurance
    Taillefer Desjardins inc.
  • second unit director
    Yvonne Defour
  • assistant director
    Jennifer Letarte
  • director
    Jean-Pierre Maher

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