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#637 - Tony Volk - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Bullying

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English - June 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
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Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author.
Almost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals ready to prey on others. But why does bullying exist? Why is it so ubiquitous? And what are the adaptive reasons why people engage in it?
Expect to learn whether bullying actually serves any purpose in society, whether bullying is heritable from parents, what factors can predict whether you will be a bully, whether broken homes make bullying kids, which people are most likely to be victim, whether bullying has got worse over time, what to do if you're the parent of a bully or a victim and much more...
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Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author.

Almost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals ready to prey on others. But why does bullying exist? Why is it so ubiquitous? And what are the adaptive reasons why people engage in it?

Expect to learn whether bullying actually serves any purpose in society, whether bullying is heritable from parents, what factors can predict whether you will be a bully, whether broken homes make bullying kids, which people are most likely to be victim, whether bullying has got worse over time, what to do if you're the parent of a bully or a victim and much more...

Sponsors:

Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15)

Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)

Go to my sponsor https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help

Extra Stuff:

Check out Tony's website - https://brocku.ca/volk-developmental-science-lab/

Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/

To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

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Get in touch.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ 

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