Hostility management and the control of aggression in a Zapotec community

Cooperation and competition in peaceful societies.

“…To the La Paz villagers, cooperation includes acceptance of responsibility for community service; it also implies avoidance of tense situations in public and doing anything necessary to promote the appearance of social harmony (O'Nell, 1986). O'Nell (1981) administered a questionnaire in La Paz that showed that Zapotec men do feel some justification at times for initiating aggression, such as in defense of themselves or their property, but the responses also show that the men preferred an indirect response to aggression from others. Most of the men said that they would appeal to others in the event of an aggressive attack, particularly the community authorities.…”

Cooperation and competition in peaceful societies.

“…To the La Paz villagers, cooperation includes acceptance of responsibility for community service; it also implies avoidance of tense situations in public and doing anything necessary to promote the appearance of social harmony (O'Nell, 1986). O'Nell (1981) administered a questionnaire in La Paz that showed that Zapotec men do feel some justification at times for initiating aggression, such as in defense of themselves or their property, but the responses also show that the men preferred an indirect response to aggression from others. Most of the men said that they would appeal to others in the event of an aggressive attack, particularly the community authorities.…”

Intercommunity Differences in Aggression among Zapotec Children

“…One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986). One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986).…”

“…La Paz also had the lowest homicide rate among Zapotec communities in the eastern part of the Valley of Oaxaca (3.4/100,000), while the homicide rate in San Andres was more than five times higher (18.1/100,000) (J. O'Nell (1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 emphasizes that in La Paz the prosocial values of respect, responsibility, and cooperation are prominent social ideals. Thus, while San Andres is not the most violent community in the region, it is certainly more violent than La Paz (see Fry, 1986).…”

Cooperation and competition in peaceful societies.

“…To the La Paz villagers, cooperation includes acceptance of responsibility for community service; it also implies avoidance of tense situations in public and doing anything necessary to promote the appearance of social harmony (O'Nell, 1986). O'Nell (1981) administered a questionnaire in La Paz that showed that Zapotec men do feel some justification at times for initiating aggression, such as in defense of themselves or their property, but the responses also show that the men preferred an indirect response to aggression from others. Most of the men said that they would appeal to others in the event of an aggressive attack, particularly the community authorities.…”

Intercommunity Differences in Aggression among Zapotec Children

“…One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986). One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986).…”

“…La Paz also had the lowest homicide rate among Zapotec communities in the eastern part of the Valley of Oaxaca (3.4/100,000), while the homicide rate in San Andres was more than five times higher (18.1/100,000) (J. O'Nell (1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 emphasizes that in La Paz the prosocial values of respect, responsibility, and cooperation are prominent social ideals. Thus, while San Andres is not the most violent community in the region, it is certainly more violent than La Paz (see Fry, 1986).…”

Cooperation and competition in peaceful societies.

“…To the La Paz villagers, cooperation includes acceptance of responsibility for community service; it also implies avoidance of tense situations in public and doing anything necessary to promote the appearance of social harmony (O'Nell, 1986). O'Nell (1981) administered a questionnaire in La Paz that showed that Zapotec men do feel some justification at times for initiating aggression, such as in defense of themselves or their property, but the responses also show that the men preferred an indirect response to aggression from others. Most of the men said that they would appeal to others in the event of an aggressive attack, particularly the community authorities.…”

Intercommunity Differences in Aggression among Zapotec Children

“…One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986). One community, La Paz, was selected as a peaceful community based on previous ethnographic studies by O'Nell (1978O'Nell ( , 1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 and on current ethnographic observations (Fry, 1986).…”

“…La Paz also had the lowest homicide rate among Zapotec communities in the eastern part of the Valley of Oaxaca (3.4/100,000), while the homicide rate in San Andres was more than five times higher (18.1/100,000) (J. O'Nell (1979O'Nell ( , 1980O'Nell ( , 1981 emphasizes that in La Paz the prosocial values of respect, responsibility, and cooperation are prominent social ideals. Thus, while San Andres is not the most violent community in the region, it is certainly more violent than La Paz (see Fry, 1986).…”