Department of Health and Human Services declared violence the number one health problem for women over two decades ago, and recent studies show that the problem is not diminishing. ... (Zillmann, D. and J Bryant) However, studies show that mainstream films and magazines are often more violent than pornography. ... A study of 47 popular Nintendo games revealed that among 115 male and 9 female characters, 20 male and zero female characters had dominant roles. ... Twenty-eight percent (28%) of the games in the study contained scenes depicting women as inferior and powerless. ... In one study, u...

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Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect reported a substantiated number of cases of abuse finding that 879,000 children suffered some type of maltreatment. Of those findings, 63 percent were neglect cases, 19 percent stemmed from physical abuse, 10 percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered from psychological abuse. ( http://www.nccanch.acf.hhs.gov) The same study broke down the percentages to show that child abuse does not discriminate according to ethnicity. ... Department of Health and Hu...

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Victims of bullying are often rejected by their peers, and are at risk for depression, dropping out of school, poor self-esteem, and other mental health problems, including schizophrenia. ... The NICHD (National of Child Health and Human Development) researchers surveyed 15,686 students in grades six-through-10, in public and other private schools throughout the U.S. The nationally representative survey was part of the U.S. contribution to the World Health Organization's Health Behavior in School Children survey. For this study, researchers defined bullying as a type of behavior inten...

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Victims of bullying are often rejected by their peers, and are at risk for depression, dropping out of school, poor self-esteem, and other mental health problems, including schizophrenia. ... The NICHD (National of Child Health and Human Development) researchers surveyed 15,686 students in grades six-through-10, in public and other private schools throughout the U.S. The nationally representative survey was part of the U.S. contribution to the World Health Organization's Health Behavior in School Children survey. For this study, researchers defined bullying as a type of behavior inten...

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In a study done by the Nation's Health, it was found that, "Those who experienced bullying were also less likely to be living with a partner, were more isolated, experienced more economic hardship and reported lower levels of life satisfaction. ... The study also stated, "Not only may this stop children's suffering, it may also help prevent problems persisting to adolescence and adult life." ...

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Which then also affects the children in areas such as relationships, education, physical activities, health and their violent character. ... Another study revealed that 60 percent of the bullies in grades six through nine had at least one criminal conviction by age twenty-four. ... Studies have been carried out and the results point to the conclusion that television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be permanent. ...

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Cyberbullying has become a large-scale issue that is all too often detrimental to the mental-health of our students; it is up to the schools to inform students, parents, and teachers on what to do when cyberbullying occurs, and how to promote safe internet and technological use. ... The study showed that 60 percent of the victims of cyberbullying were female, while 52 percent of the actual cyber-bullies were male (Li, 2007). From Li's study one can conclude that cyberbullying affects a large percentage of students. ... In this larger study, Bernie Froese-Germain took a survey of over 2,1...

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The study done in the article was to determine the relationship of bullying behavior at school with indicators of psychosocial health (self-esteem, happiness, relationships in family and with teachers, smoking and alcohol use) along with social-demographical factors (age, gender, socioeconomically status). ... The questionnaire was based on questions used in the research of the health behavior of school-ages children in Lithuania. (1) The results of the questionnaire showed that 56.5% of students in total were involved in bullying. 12.7% of those students reported being victims, while 16.3% ...

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The main reason that physical abuse occurs to the child is because of their parents that are going through rough time's economic wise, emotional problems, health problems or even just the lack of parenting knowledge. ... Many studies that have been proven that, any child who is witnessing the physical abuse, carries that habit with them as they grow older. ... Studies have showed that men who do abuse their significant other, tend to physically abuse their children. ... As more and more studies are being tested, they show that all children who are going through this in their childhood, gr...

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A study in 1997 showed 27 percent of domestic homicide victims were children and when children are killed during a domestic dispute, 90 percent are under age 10; 56 percent are under age 2. ... The one thing that everybody agrees with concerning domestic violence, is all entities involved (mental health, law enforcement, court system, and probation) must work together to have a realistic goal of preventing this deviant behavior. ...

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Studies have shown that countries with the most generous social services have the lowest rate of child homicide.16 Physicians should lobby for greater availability of drug and alcohol treatment programs, more shelters for the homeless, more accessible mental health care and more shelters for abused women and children. ...

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Within these same studies, about 9 per cent are victims, and 7 per cent bully others on a regular basis. ... Dodge's studies show that by 7 or 8 years old, bullies have tendencies to misinterpret an accidental brush or bump as a deliberate attack. ... Some studies have examined specific bullying encountered by ethnic minority children. ... Eslea and Mukhtar of the University of Central Lancashire conducted a study in Britain about bullying among ethnic minority children. ... Studies have shown that male bullies are three or four times more likely to cause physical attacks than girls a...

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Studies show that as many as one out of four women are abused by their partner. ... In a case where the children continue to be emotionally disturbed, it may be helpful for them to be seen at the local child and adolescent mental health service or some other local family and child counseling service (Mathews, Martha 1). ...

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After developing an understanding of these topics, a case study will complete on a boy named David. ... Poverty is generally categorized as material deprivation, basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met to support minimum level of physical health (U.S Census, 2011, p.1). ...

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Domestic Violence And The Criminal Justice System. Report One 800 Words Question: What Assumptions Are Made About The Nature Of Domestic Violence When Asking "Why Doesn't She Leave"? This report is divided into three sections regarding assumptions. The first section deals with reviewing...

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Don grabbed her by the hair and jerked her out of bed. By this time his verbal accusations had moved from her behavior at the party to the incompetence as a wife and mother. Although Molly knew this was going to get bad, she had neither the energy nor the ability to resist physically or get away. When Don started beating her with his fists, she put up her arms to protect her face and crouched down on the floor, hoping it would end soon. Don grabbed her by the hair, turned her on her back, and choked her while banging her head on the floor. ...

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" Her father made her feel horrible about herself and interrupted her studies. ... The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) states that the effects of psychological abuse include poor physical health, difficulty concentrating, emotional and mental impairment, poor work or school performance, higher likelihood of illegal drugs and alcohol use, suicidal thoughts and attempts of suicide. ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. ... These two factors may lead to poor health, death, and other psychological problems. ... Studies have shown that victims can be anyone from infants to people in their 80's; people of color, lesbians, gays, people with disabilities, and persons from every racial, ethnic, religious, economic and social background. ...

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According to an article published at ASPCA, "many people are probably familiar with our dedicated Agents and the work they do to save the lives of animals across the country. But did you know that you, too, can help crack down on animal cruelty in your community" ("Top 10 Ways to Prevent Animal Crue...

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