Under torture, the subject ( victim ) is forced into a position of purely object that ultimately loses his/her sense of interiority and intimacy. ... The victim or survivors of physical violence share a common experience. Their belief in the goodness of human being was undermined, their sense of safety in this world is destroyed and their trust betrayed. ... The world of victims of torture are frozen, their sense of time is lost, mind occupied with fear, starvation for contact and comfort. ... Sadly, there are times, quite common, the victim of violence against women will develop an internaliz...

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Others believe that if young children and women are not the only victims they are at least the more common victims. ... The most common form of intimate violence is between siblings. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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By making false generalizations and unsupported claims, the media invokes a sense of fear into the public to be aware at all times because crime is everywhere and can be committed by anyone ("Crime in new york city" 2014). ... As the media targets minorities and the youth it helps to foster a sense of anxiety and panic in the general public. ... The common thought is that playing violent video games gives people, especially youths, the propensity to commit delinquent acts of violence. ... We have created a warped sense of reality of what crime and the justice system are like because...

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In order to understand the cycle of violence or prevent it, we should examine the psychological and sociological factors found in the players and roles of this tragic drama: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE The most common factor in the developmental history of both abusers and victims is previous experience and exposure to violence. ... Maintaining a sense of control in the home is crucial to him because he's buried the perceived aggression and rage at the workplace. ... VICTIMS Victims normally have or develop low self-esteem, a vacillating sense of self-worth, poor defense mechanisms, p...

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That makes some sense - although it's worth noting that the study was published in May 2013, which was before the June "war on rumors" smack down and the subsequent arrests that eviscerated Sina Weibo's user base. ... (Kenney, 2012) As you can see from the study above, the complete opposite of a common argument for censorship has been the outcome of more violence on TV. ...

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Thus, it is better first to discover the true sense of state violence, its predicted and observed causes and then illustrate the phenomenon by giving some major examples from the real world such as the Irish and Lebanon interstate conflicts. ... Politics in a sense symbolizes rationality and written rules, whereas violence seems so analogical and meaningless, harmful to human life and rights. ... One of them is the ideology of self belonging to a specific nation, in which sense a fellow-feeling to other nation people and in which you get an awareness of sharing a common culture and identity...

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While some children go home to loving parents, others must deal with families who are violent, neglectful or abusive. Domestic abuse is the harsh reality of many kids' lives. Other than the obvious physical part of abuse, there is a lot more damage that comes from it. Abused children often have a co...

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The question of whether video games cause violence in the society has caused a controversial debate in the field of neuroscience and psychology ever since video games have appeared in the media industry. There had also been discussions regarding the idea that video games are rather just a correlatio...

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Persons taking part in the riot may lose a sense of their own identity and give up beliefs for survival or conformity (Deane-Drummond 1975) The United States Department of Justice has labeled groups with a greater potential for causing or participating in civil disorders and violent demonstrations. ... Police studies have shown that civil disorder is more common on weekends and after sunset. ... Vandalizing stores or harassing police officers is much easier during nighttime hours and illegal activities are more common at these times. ... In France, and several other countries, firing w...

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This is exactly why the concealment of the sex organs and teaching feelings of shame toward human sexuality is so common worldwide (Christensen 1990:4). ... A common argument against pornography is that the media portrays women as being nothing more than sexual playthings and objects to satisfy male sexual desires. ...

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This is exactly why the concealment of the sex organs and teaching feelings of shame toward human sexuality is so common worldwide (Christensen 1990:4). ... A common argument against pornography is that the media portrays women as being nothing more than sexual playthings and objects to satisfy male sexual desires. ...

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(Hart 1992 pg 5) Without this correct development from an early age this could possibly result in underdevelopment of a child or later problems with integrating into the education system, educational achievement and difficulty developing a sense of self which could result in problems with social situations and developing further relationships.... For many years traditions granted the male was the man of the house , this ideology was able to spill over into English common law and saw that women suffering any kind of violence did not see it as a problem. ... Although this idea was common knowled...

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Those who criticize television violence are convinced that children may become more fearful of the world around them and think violence is more common than in reality. ... They also believe children are not taught to use common sense. ...

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It has been common for the recent years that during school board meeting, discussion usually focus on the students' terrible behaviors in school; this partakes to school violence, vandalism and being disrespectful to authority. The common suggested solution for this problem is to bring back the old ways of punishing students through the corporal punishments. ... This has been the reason why parents tend to punish their children in ways on how they would want their children to be, relying on their experiences, intuitive sense of right and wrong and from the cultural belief they were raised...

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Common effects of domestic violence include: Guilt, grief, distrust of others, low self-esteem, fear, shame and sometimes sleep disturbances and physical illness as a result from the constant stress and uncertainty that go with living in an abusive relationship. ... This can result in the child feeling frightened, guilty or depressed with a sense of powerlessness, shame, grief, or distrust. ...

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Old English Common Law allowed husbands to beat their wives provided that the stick they used was not thicker than his thumb; hence the phrase "Rule of Thumb"(Heart on a Chain [Video]). ... For example, a common abuse scenario could be explained through the diagnosis of "dependant/self-defeating personality disorder." ... Regardless of which theory one may prescribe to, one cannot overlook the common link that underlies many of the theories. This common link is the power and control mechanism that exists in a domestic violence situation and is the basis of still another theory. ...

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