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CHRONIC VERBAL AGGRESSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
DEF

Repeated insults or threats.

OBS

Aggression: [A] forceful, attacking behaviour, either constructively self-assertive and self-protective or destructively hostile to others or oneself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

L'agression verbale chronique, qui est une forme de violence psychosociale, touche quelque 34 000 aînés canadiens.

OBS

Violence : [...] expression brutale des sentiments [...]

Spanish

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