When we know how our environment influence us, we are more capable of modifying our environment so it affects us the way we want. A scientific knowledge about human behavior allows us to have a better world. Solving and Preventing Social Problems Los Horcones was founded mainly to study how to prevent and solve social problems. For example, if we want to reduce social problems related to aggression, we need to change competitive and aggressive social practices by cooperative and non-violent practices. Unfortunately, aggressive behavior is continuously promoted and reinforced in modern society.
People are surprised with how much aggression currently exists in society.
We learn to behave as we do. We behave as we do because the culture where we are born and raised teach us to behave as we do. See Glossary . It is clear that a competitive lifestyle makes violence, appropriation and discrimination more likely. Imagine, if you will, a society where everyone cooperates for the common good, for sure aggressiveness, appropriation and inequality will be infrequent.