It enforces these aggressive tendencies which tell people it is acceptable to be violent. ... Violence, when used in media against other social groups, is used to dehumanize and rob these groups of the respect that they deserve. ... Violence as a means has become more acceptable as an alternative to resolve issues. ... In the Columbine case, it was basically an easy way for the NRA and the media to make money by catering to the aggression apparent in teenage behavior. ... Instead of going to the movies for social events, one can try other options. ...

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Domestic violence could be our nation's number one social problem. ... Their resistance to therapy is often rooted in not wanting to face their behavior or their early family life. ... She may have come from a home that was abusive-which conditioned her to believe that abuse is expected, acceptable, and normal. ... Children often think they are responsible for the abuse, believing they have done something to cause this behavior. ... They can perform poorly in school, may exhibit aggressive behavior, or may be withdrawn and isolated. ...

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The consequences of children living with violence have social effects, as well as individual ones. ... The general performance such as attitudes, social skill, and school performance are often affected negatively. ... They tend to think abuse is acceptable in relationships therefore become abusers. ... Some programs emphasize the development of social problem-solving skills that are often damaged by constant exposure to domestic violence. ... Those that do will only work with batterers who have done extensive work to change their violent behavior ("Health Plus"). ...

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They are from all social economic, racial, and ethnic groups. ... Society also suffers the legal and economic burden of arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of abusers and added danger to law enforcement personnel, and the social cost of crime. People who are violent often witnessed or suffered abuse as children, violence is a learned behavior. ... There are many sources of help for troubled, such as hotlines, family and social service, clergy and religious groups, shelters, self-help groups, legal assistance centers, hospitals and mental centers, law enforcement officials and support gro...

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(Los Angeles Times Poll) "Slasher" films further distort reality by sending out the message that sexual violence is normal or acceptable. ... In one study, up to one-third of parents were concerned about possible anti-social behavior (i.e., violence) influenced by these games (Stalking). ... It is estimated that one in twenty women will become targets of stalking behavior at least once during their lifetimes, (Miller, G. and D. ...

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The key premise here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behavior and in actuality, the media people should not be dubbed as the "bad guys". ... In order to demonstrate this, it must be made evident that pornography is not "evil"and does not cause undesirable social behavior by displaying nude women in sexually explicit circumstances. ... The underling problem here is that the above mentioned events are socially acceptable; media displaying pornography is not. ...

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Rather one needs to consider the problem by relating it to the specific social formation. ... In this respect, the Bangladesh state intervenes on two levels, one in the sphere of the reproduction of labour, and seconds on the level of social or ideological reproduction, which help to keep intact existing discriminating practices among gender relations. ... The Journal of Social Studies/30 Such fears were voiced in the statement made by Hon. ... With a lower literacy rate and a lower rate of participation in the labour force (i.e. excluding house work as labour).compared to men, existing so...

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