Nature vs. Nurture Analyzing Violent Behavior Amongst...

Nature Versus Nurture Australian Aboriginal Violent Behavior Introduction There is much controversy with regard to aboriginal Australians and their tendency to employ violence in particular circumstances. Society in general is inclined to put across discriminatory attitudes toward aboriginal communities on account of their failure to integrate in the presumably civilized world. The fact that violent acts occur with a greater prevalence in indigenous circles indicates that individuals in these groups are predisposed to either performing violent acts or to being the victim of a violent act. When discussing this topic in the context of the nature versus nurture debate, one should be able to see beyond stereotypes, especially considering that it would be absurd to believe that a person can be born with an interest to be violent. Indigenous communities more likely to see violence Australian aboriginal communities have been reported to experience a series of episodes involving an abnormal number of their members being particularly violent. Indigenous people experience violence (as offenders and victims) at rates that are typically two to five times those experienced by non-Indigenous people and this can be much higher in some remote communities. (Willis) This is certainly disturbing, taking into account that it is obvious that these communities are predisposed to experiencing more violence than non-Aboriginal communities. Indigenous women are apparently even more likely