I see it in babies sometimes. When kid A takes kid B's toy, kid B extracts some sort of "vengeance" on kid A. It could be physical, or mental (telling authorities so that Kid A gets in trouble)
2007-03-02 08:07:25 · 5 answers · asked by lostjit 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
No, it is a learned activity. Quite common in patriarchal societies.
2007-03-02 08:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are mistaking retribution for the idea of balance and/or ownership.
Because kid's A and B have no idea of justice, their ideas revolve around ownership. They attach great importance to the objects around them because they exist in the now, and the toys are in the now. Kid A has the toys, and may not know why they have the toys, but it knows that the toys are its. Kid B does not have the toys (could be his are at home, his parents didnt buy (or can't afford to get them for him) the toys, or these blocks are different from his blocks) desires the toys, and so takes them because they have no impulse control. When Kid A sees his toys gone, he reacts not because of the adult's idea of justice (fair play) but because those toys, those objects are all his mind has to hold onto. A 4 yr. old kid only has 4 years of memories by which it can judge the world around itself, and thus only has 4 years of objects, feelings and sensations by which to gauge what the affect of something is. Kid A thinks those toys are never coming back, while kid B thinks it will never get those toys, since it has never seen them before.
Balance, of which retribution and justice are some of the means by which the state is achieved, is essential to human development because it implies a state of no stress or no problems. Stress is the result of imbalance, as well as fear, doubt, jealousy, and insecurity (in any form actually.)
When we stress, we seek a way to alleviate that stress. The means by which we use to achieve that determines the stage of development we are at.
2007-03-02 16:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are born to hate. Hate is innate in humans. People who say that hate is learned are optimistic idiots.
I have noticed this same phenomenon in animals, kids, and of course people. Over many years, I have come to the conclusion that it is a trait that all humans are born with.
2007-03-02 16:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Think. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not 'retribution' it's 'selfishness' ... but if that 'selfishness' is not 'curbed' by the parents then the child will 'learn' that 'retribution' works in it's favor ... and that can lead to a 'dysfuntional adult.' Selfishness is an 'inborn trait' because one must be 'selfish' to survive in the 'short term' ... but 'retribution' is a 'long term dysfunction' and is not 'inborn' ...
2007-03-02 16:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we are treated unjustly it is wrong. We want to assure this problem does not occur again and want it rectified immediately.
2007-03-02 16:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by bountyhunter101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋