Of course, contact sports such as football, hockey, and especially boxing require the use of aggressive bodily force against opponents and are violent by their very natures, but where do we draw the line? ... To apply this to sports, we could amend this definition by stating that violence has occurred when one opponent has broken the rules of play with the intent to harm another opponent. ... In what he calls the Vulnerability Principle, Simon says that for the use of force to be ethically defensible, the opposing player must be in a position and condition to respond to that force. ... B...

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The definition of violence within psychology changes between pieces of research, as the issue is subjective. When looking into how much violence there is on television, Cumberbatch (1987) defined violence as "any action of physical force with or without a weapon against oneself or another person, animal or inanimate object, whether carried through or merely attempted and whether the action caused injury or not" [2]. Other psychologists have used different terminologies for violence but a basic definition could be unrestrained or unnecessary force. The unclear definition of violence may weaken ...

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Several organizations such as the National Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have urged their members to lobby public force against advertisers on high-violence programs and movies (Methvin 53). ...

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According to Bandyopadhyay and Omar (2010), dating violence is any emotional, psychological, physical, and/or sexual act that is abusive in nature. ... Acts of self-defense are not included in this definition. ... Types of Abuse - Physical Abuse: occurs when a teen is pinched, hit, shoved, or kicked - Emotional Abuse: threatening a teen or harming his/her sense of self worth - Sexual Abuse: forcing a teen to engage in a sex act (e.g. fondling and rape) Consequences of Dating Violence In addition to an increase of risk for injury, victims of dating violence are at increased risk for binge...

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This is the capability to force change, using threats of harm or bodily force, therefore individuals are most likely to assault their rivals when they contain more coercive power to do so (Lawler, 1986). ... It is thought to be a case of "nature plus nurture" rather than either one or the other being the more dominant factor producing a certain type of behaviour (Haines & White, 2008). ...

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Many see force differently from violence. ... Researchers believe that all violent acts from pushing and shoving to shooting and stabbing belong under a single definition of violence. ... The social and family structures that can affect family violence are the social attitudes concerning violence, the private nature of the modern household and the structural inequality that exists in the modern family. ...

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They may have a belief that female independence means loss of male control and their attempt to persuade or coerce the female into adopting their definition of how the relationship should be structured (Dutton, 1995 p.63). ... Aggression and violence can be understood as coercive processes that reflect the aggressor's intentional decision to use force against the spouse, and the decision to punish or retaliate against the spouse for perceived disobedience (Klein, 1998). ... Causes are assigned depending on the conflictual situation and the nature of the abusive relationship; therefore, it...

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The male is by nature superior and the female inferior." ... Definition & Description Domestic violence is defined as the physical or emotional abuse of an adult or child by a family member or friend. ... 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. ... Harway (1998) concurs that it is the repetitive nature of the build up, the trauma during the battering, and the reconciliation that follows that helps bond the battered woman to her b...

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