Agents of social control (eg. police or social workers) may have different perceptions than participants. ... Family violence has been traditionally viewed as a social or family problem. ... The social learning theory contends that children learn violence in their family. ... Unlike younger victims, older victims of family violence tend not to be linked to many social networks such as schools or work settings. ... Certain social and family structures reduce social controls in family relations and therefore reduce the costs and increase the rewards of being violent. ...

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In addition, YTV, a youth cable channel in Canada and also other television networks has recently canceled the show because it did not meet their standards. ... The findings also show that children tend to model their aggression after social behavior particularly that which is seen on television. ... The television networks and movie producers should not be the only ones blamed for violent scenes. ...

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Television Violence: A Dilemma This is our society - the American society - where freedom of press is guaranteed, where you are free to express your opinion - but we should regret that the liberty granted does not care for the hue and cry raised by social organization which go unheard, especially with respect to the violence shown on our television networks. ... The society demands the same guardian role from the broadcasting networks not to promote violence on television, even on public demand, as it induces hostile behavior in the younger generation. It is encouraging to note t...

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In today's society, programs such as Black Entertainment ( BET), Music Television (MTV), Cartoon Network, among others have replaced the quality time that was once an important staple in every American home. Children no longer spend time talking to their parents instead they look to social media and television for answers they should ask their parents. ...

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Singer suggests that television violence does not promote violence in children, they explicitly state that the issue "arises from a concern over an important contemporary social issue." (Feshbach & Singer, 1977) After analyzing several social and experimental psychology studies David Howitt and Guy Cumberbatch arrived at a similar conclusion. ... The network with the highest rating means more profit the network. ... The major networks voluntarily adhere to a self-regulating system this is in conjunction with regulations established by the Federal Communications Commission. ... However, televis...

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Because of this, abuse in LGBT relationships is a social issue that's rarely discussed. ... Patterns of Abuse Gunner Gurwitch is an outreach coordinator at The Network/La Red Organization reported that one in four lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people is battered by a partner at some time in his or her life. ... There are national resources such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline, The National TEEN Dating Hotline, The Network, La Red, and National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program which provides advice, services, and resources to LGBT youths....

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The facts and statistics provided during class totally changed my perspective on this complex social issue. Victims of intimate partner violence are challenged with many social and criminal justice obstacles when trying to end an abusive relationship. ... Along with losing their financial provider, many women also lose their support network which includes friends and neighbors. ... Homosexuals are cautious of how law enforcement will view their relationship because it doesn't fall under the social norms of society. ... The social services that exist today for battered victims seem t...

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Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes the tendency of viewers to imitate violent acts on television. According to the social learning theory, people acquire aggressive attitudes by observing others (Bushman, 1998). ... His main experiment used indirect memory tasks to test the effects of violent television on the priming of cognitive-associative networks related to aggression. ... The results of Jung's experiment are entirely consistent with Berkowitz's idea that viewing violence primes aggressive cognitive-associative networks in viewers (Bushman, 1998). ...

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(House of commons 2014) Standing together conducts research that indicates domestic violence affects one in four women, and one in six men in their lifetime; regardless of age, social class, race, disability or lifestyle. ... This is because it is not the social norm for a man to be heard speaking of domestic violence. ... It was a believed social norm that women were safe from harm within the confinements of their home and family life. ... (Doolittle 1983) The idea of social inequality is viewed differently by different sociological theorists, social inequalities within society are the exi...

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With the digital age becoming so aggressive in social reinforcement and digressive in morality, we can start to see the storylines and themes of media take form in everyday issues. ... RAINN, (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) in 2003, discovered statistics that showed 80% of victims that were in an abusive relationship were under the age of 30 and 44%, under the age of 18. ...

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With the advances in technology with smart phones, digital tablets, and online social networks, the entertainment industry is stressing the development of the more popular themed games for the new gamers of today. ... All humans will encounter social conflicts and problems. ... Yet again this portrays false realities in most cases of social differences and problems of everyday life. ...

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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) works to provide state funding to administer financial empowerment and training for victims (Rothman et al. 53). ... Domestic violence is a large social issue that is being dealt with on a daily basis. ...

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The theory of Intergenerational Transmission which borrows ideas from Social Learning Theory, involves the relationship between parental violence and subsequent child violence during adulthood. ... Additionally, with respect to women experiencing violence, Harway (1993) relates the Theory of Learned Helplessness to the Social Learning Theory and how it may explain the passive nature of battered women. ... Social Psychological Theory explains the strong emotional bond that forms between the battered woman and her partner, sometimes referred to a traumatic bonding (Painter & Dutton, 1985). ...

• Word Count: 5880
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