The tribe only used knives and other things that might be classified as weapons as tools to gather food. They also rejected the spear and the bow and arrow because they could not use them to gather food. There could not have been anything in their genetic makeup that made them act in an aggressive or peaceful manner. This was their way of life that was taught from generation to generation, and the tribe did what was needed to survive. The origin of human aggression lies in factors such as society and culture.
Aggression is a learned emotion that is built on different factors in a person s environment.
It is the combination of environment, society and culture that creates aggressive behavior. It is the person s natural instincts that are the foundation for the three. The Tasaday tribe was a peaceful group of people, while the Fentou were aggressive warriors. Both of the tribes had the ability for aggression and passivity but were driven to one by their environment, society and culture. The Human Imperative.