ABSTRACT
Scholars from a variety of theoretical perspectives have agreed that aggression can be an adaptive solution to social problems. Sustained research into aggression and adaptation has lagged behind because of societal values, and also because the usefulness to society of stressing dysfunctions of aggression is much better established. In this chapter we lay out the psychological record and suggest some empirical approaches and educational strategies that take into account that aggression can sometimes be adaptive for some children (cf. Pellegrini, this volume).
