One cannot understand the problematics of gender violence solely by referring to the relationship of power or authority between man and women. ... In order to clarify our perspective on the problem, it is also important to note that violence against women is to be considered as being essentially related to the more general problems of women's oppression. ... Recently newspaper reports indicate that gender violence in Bangladesh is on the increase.1 a phenomena which has brought forth preventive legislative measures from the government, as well as growing concern from the general public. I...

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At one extreme of the debate are civil liberty groups that see any form of censorship as a threat to freedom of speech. On the other extreme are religious leaders and community groups that want some sort of protection against offensive content on the Internet in a desperate attempt to protect the local community standards. ... Twenty-one years later, the American Psychological Association published its 1993 report, "Violence & Youth," and concluded, "The greatest predictor of future violent behavior is a previous history of violence." ... Gratuitous sex and violence has no place in the public...

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Donna Cohen, in her article "Culture, Social Organization, and Patterns of Violence" shows that in the West (which includes Colorado) and South, where a culture of honor persists, there is a higher rate of argument-related homicide that in other areas of the country (the North). ... Southerners and Westerners support honor-related violence more than Northerners and also react more aggressively when insulted (Cohen 408). In addition, laws in the South and West are more likely to support those who use violence consistent with honor (Cohen 409). ... The more stable communities within these reg...

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Yes, there are laws to ensure against premeditative violence against homosexuals, but that has not deterred the violence nor the fear of reporting such violence. ... I don't believe any parent can fortify a child against extreme social biases. ...

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The comparisons were considered so extreme that it would catch a person off guard. ... But, sex and violence in conjunction with women can't be a good recipe. ... Violence was and has been glamorized by the media for a very long time in this country. This country has a love affair with violence, however sad the point may be it is also very true. ... It was said, that alcohol played a big picture in helping to set the tone for domestic violence. ...

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This is the conflicting idea is that of WOC are being forced to choose between associating with their gender or associating with their race with the extreme unlikeliness of finding a happy medium. ... When not battling sexism and racism, problems like inequality and WOC being targeted by racialized gender violence become a major threat....

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By approaching uneasy situations with violence we can assume that the merchants often reacted belligerent and ignorant to those with opinions different than their own. ... Realizing their extreme faith in God, we can start to understand that their social system was strongly based around the word or teachings of the Bible. ...

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This extreme form of exploitation is many times individually justified, as the slave-holders believe they are masters in the world of business and need to tend to those, who are not equipped with business-sense with guidance. ... Job scarcity, poor living conditions that compound crime, violence, and drug abuse issues in these marginalized groups enhance an already problematic situation of basic survival in the American economy. ...

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However, now Jesus gives himself the authority to make that decision as well, which is an extreme institution of power, in the eyes of the Pharisees and scribes, as Jesus not only proclaims God as his father, but also gives himself the same powers as his supposed father. ... He wants his disciples, as well as the rest of Jerusalem, to not fight violence with violence, but instead with submission and love. In Jesus' opinion, violence and hatred are not the answer. ...

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Overcrowding increases the chance for prison riots, higher chance of prisoner misconduct, psychological problems, changes the prison dynamic, increases prison violence, and is cruel to the prisoners. ... Countless prisoners have died due to extreme wait times. ... Overcrowding has also increased the incidence of infectious disease and has led to rising prison violence and greater violence and greater reliance on lockdowns. ...

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Violenta's fall from a reputed paragon of feminine virtue and subsequent turn to violent measures is portrayed as a fatal consequence of a flawed social system rather than, as was the belief of the time, a violence innate to the female body. ... The text presents a society in which the stringent regulations of femininity and sexual chastity were upheld, and in so doing, traces the logical consequence of a belief in and implementation of arbitrary societal constructs that at their very foundation are contrary and illogical: the creation of heroines driven to extreme acts of violence that ...

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Social Control Theories take a sort of opposite approach from other theories in criminology. They start by asking why most people do not commit crimes rather then why they do commit them. They focus on restraining or controlling factors that are broken or missing inside the personalities of criminals. If these restraining factors involve society in some way, then the theory is said to be a social control theory. Most control theories are a blend of psychiatric, phsychological, and sociological ideas. ...

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Who is invited is virtually the most important factor of the gala for the simple fact that it affects the level of potential violence during the festivities, and thus the entire atmosphere of the Moka. ... More and more members of the Nacirema are spending extravagantly and to extremes that they cannot support, causing greater and greater debts. ... Additionally the possibility of violence is significantly less at a Nacireman event than at a Kawelkan one. ...

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In addition, some interest groups are not represented at all as they are hidden from society such as domestic violence, which has only recently become an issue. ... In reality however political parties often have to compromise more extreme policies to gain greater support, therefore political parties become increasingly similar. ...

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Bourdieu pioneered investigative frameworks and terminologies such as cultural, social, and symbolic capital, the role of practice, and the concepts of habitus, field or location, and symbolic violence to reveal the dynamics of power relations in social life. ... After extensively and critically analyzing both the patterns, Bourdieu tried to bridge the gap between the two extremes. ...

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In one extreme case, "if the abductor does not have the means to make the above-mentioned payment, let him be given over to the parents of the girl that they may have the power of doing to him whatever they choose."" ... A prime example of the cherish-oppress relationship exists in this law, "If any slave does violence to a native freewoman, and if the she complains and is clearly able to prove this, let the slave be killed for crime committed."" ...

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As if it was not already evident from the terrorists bombing the American embassies in Africa, the terrorists used violence to establish their disposition not only with the United States, but the world. ...

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Even though there are many different cultures and ethnic groups in the world, many of those people may face the same problems. According to the book Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, a social problem is be defined as "a social condition that has negative consequences for individ...

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Shelley was born in London in 1797, daughter of famous radical writers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin; both of whom exemplified the ideologies of the French revolution. Shelley's mother was a pioneer feminist writer who had made her name with her revolutionary ideas opposing the patriarchal ...

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Abstract Business losses due to employee theft are estimated to approach $200 billion annually in the US. Experts pose many reasons for employee theft, but provide few prevention strategies for human resource managers. The various causes of employee theft are explored, from employee personality characteristics, to the social environment, to flaws in the organization's control system. From this analysis, guidelines for theft prevention strategies are offered. Since strategies may involve top-down control or trust-building experiences for employees and managers, HR managers are encouraged t...

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