Many acts of extreme violence happen in response to seemingly trivial incidents and violence almost always has "sense" which means having a social meaning to both the perpetrators and the victims (Ray, 2011). ... Accordingly, most conventional justifications of violence still remain incomplete, they highlight the singularities of violence but they fail at providing a broad framework that incorporates the full range of interpersonal, institutional and structural violence. Some justifications of general violence are connected to theories that state the foundation of violence is within the indivi...

• Word Count: 2235
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Graduate

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 ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

When looking through the eyes of Murdock, it is easy to see the benefits of the family, although, his outdated views can be critiqued due to the lack of consideration to other aspects under the umbrella of 'family' such as homosexuality, domestic violence and poverty. ... Media coverage has affected parenting in recent years, with extreme cases of child abuse such as 'Baby P' shaming violent parents' as a message to show society childhood is no longer ignored. ...

• Word Count: 2016
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Graduate