Go to YouTube and watch all six parts/episodes of the HBO movie, “Violence an American Tradition.”For each part, summarize the part then compare the conditions mentioned in that part with today’s U.S. society.
Read the PowerPoint “Explaining Violence,” then answer the following questions.
1.    Discuss the factors that influence violent behavior.
2.    Do you think everyone is capable of being violent? Explain why you think so.
3.    Briefly describe the following theories of violence causation; then explain why (or why not) you
think they have value:
a.Evolutionary and like-minded theories
b.    Neurotransmitters and hormones
c.Brain injuries
d.    Psychological, including the effects of stress
e.    Economic deprivation
f.Strain theory
g.Social learning theory
h.    Intergenerational transmission of violence theory