[Phenomenologic and functional variability of violence among children].
Examination of ten-year old children's everyday interactions with peers observed in natural settings of a school demonstrates that violence was present in many situations of help, sanctions, and rough-and-tumble play. Thorough analysis reveals diverse functions of violence in children's interactions: affirmation of reciprocity and justice, experience of agency and control, preservation of territories against intruders, clear messages, compensations of lacking capacities, and defense of the self.
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Institut für Pädagogik, Universität Potsdam.
Krappmann
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D002648:Child; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010379:Peer Group; D012574:Schools; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*