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to violent acts in the news and other programming content. Television is not alone in this respect, however. Newspapers and even...

habits the listening to the news and the reading of papers with reports may be seen as an influencing factor, propagating the mass...

non-violent/violent continuum as a means by which to determine the escalation of conflict. "Although flawed and highly criticized...

serious when school students try to express their childish reactions in a more violent way (2002). Columbine was noted, but is onl...

are disappointed if it doesnt. What kind of message does this send our children? According to Strasburger (1999, 103) it sends a...

the execution I felt an extreme compulsion to shower and shower and shower again. Eventually I realized that I felt filthy because...

education or less; little or not prenatal care; unlisted telephone number; low income; history of unemployment; current under or u...

to violence are absenteeism, lateness, inability to focus, nervousness, poor performance, unexplained injuries and inappropriate c...

There is no doubting the fact that the media sometimes incites violence (DuRant, Champion and Wolfson, 2006). The media is in fac...

affect the viewer (Lavers, 2002). In other words, the viewer has little or no emotional reaction to the violent acts they are view...

common, and even hitting children with sticks or belts has been common and often recommended through history for controlling child...

repeatedly when she thinks the girl is being insolent or "disrespecting" her (Cruz). We do know, however, that Jose beat Carmen, s...

Of course, some may think that such legal tactics go too far. After all, a violent workplace offender should be responsible for hi...

device to thematically distill the essence of war and genocide, present its reality in a way that is more humanistic than statisti...

not, however, was non-violence. A Brief History of Apartheid and the ANC Weve pointed out that the struggle against aparthe...

view of the systems and factors that impact the development of the mind. The philosophical premise was linked to the assessment of...

This research paper pertains to Marvin Wolfgang's theoretical perspective on homicide and focuses on his Subculture of Violence th...

family and friends tend to be more involved in violence. The structure of the prison has been found to have an effect on the amou...

then took this reality and spinned it to contest the uncontestable and knew there could be no definitive answer, which he believed...

the radar," so to speak of most parents as research indicates that once children reach high school, parents rarely check the ratin...

to criminal activity, to substance abuse. These problems have both direct and indirect impacts on the family. A considerable bod...

This paper presents a cause-and-effect discussion that focuses on domestic violence, identifying the factors believed to be the do...

This 4 page paper gives an overview of four areas of domestic violence in America and over the world. This paper includes discussi...

This paper describes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which is a federal law, and also the Illinois Domestic Violence Act (I...

This paper discusses domestic violence, the importance of screening for domestic violence and the problems associated with this is...

The concept of information warfare is not new, it has been around for centuries, while cyber-terrorism is new. Despite this the tw...

In ten pages this paper discusses times of war in a consideration of the increase in sexually violent acts. Eight sources are cit...

is disruptive and destructive and tests social institutions (464). It is a catalyst for social participation by the traditional un...

In eighteen pages this paper examines how St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo developed the 'just war' concept and theor...

can imagine that carrying letters around are testaments to the fact that he has a life at home. Vietnam provides a backdrop of cha...