Everyday violence claims the lives of 5 million people per year worldwide. Are its causes genetic? Cultural?

Violence is an obsessive preoccupation of contemporary societies, which nevertheless fail to deal with it scientifically. Opinions about violence are based on prejudice, and political power focuses on its consequences rather than dealing with its causes. This book undertakes a comprehensive explanation of violence based on available scientific data, elaborating a theory showing that despite the attention they get, violent acts are relatively uncommon, and often produced by a combination of cultural and environmental circumstances with negative life experiences.