For a 2nd year undergraduate course on 'the development of pro and antisocial behavior' I am looking for a useful textbook. Preferably a handbood that covers both topics from a developmental as well as a more social psychological perspective, and (if possible) also discussing the evolutionairy perspective.
As it seems hard to find a good quality textbook covering both topics I have for now settelled for Dovidio's handbook on prosocial behavior for the prosocial part. For the literature on aggression I am considering Baron & Richardson. However, as the last edition of this textbook was edited in 1994, the handbook might be a bit outdated. The edited book 'developmental origins of aggression' is of good quality, but seems somewhat too specific to use as a handbook for the course.
If anyone has further handbook recommendations, I would be happy to hear them.
I recommend "Aggression and Adaptation: The Bright Side to Bad Behavior": http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aggression-Adaptation-Bright-Side-Behavior/dp/080586234X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384029682&sr=8-1&keywords=Aggression+and+Adaptation%3A+The+Bright+Side+to+Bad+Behavior
i recommend to read Tedeschi and Felson's book on violence and coercive actions as well as psychological foundations of sport, which relates sport aggression
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