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One of the first hypotheses I was exposed to as an undergraduate psychology student was Dollard and Miller's Frustration-Aggression hypothesis. It suggests that when individuals and groups encounter frustration, they are inclined to act out in an aggressive manner. This is, of course, of simplistic account of their research. Nevertheless, their hypothesis didn't go far in enough in terms of providing an explanation for domestic violence, and a comprehensive solution, based on an understanding of the complex interaction of individual, familial and societal factors. Years of study and my work in leading Peaceful Solutions (a program for domestic violence perpetrators) in Bakersfield back in the early 90s, led me to a more comprehensive understanding of the problem, but it also allowed me to be humbled by the vastness and complexity of the issue.  The problem is like a cancer that spreads from one generation to another through childhood role modelling. The "victim"...
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