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Some dychotomous classifications of aggression according to its function

J. Martin RamirezUniversidad Complutense Madrid, and Harvard University.
Pages 85-101 | Published online: 05 Sep 2013

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  • Ramirez, J.M. (2009 ), ‘Some dychotomous classifications of aggression according to its function’, Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change 6: 2, pp. 85–101, doi: 10.1386/jots.6.2.85/1

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