Historically, rape was the sole "sex crime" recognized in law. ... The victim had to prove that she did not want this "sex" forced upon her and had to be physically damaged (torn, bruised, beaten, etc.) in addition to being raped. ... Women are portrayed as nothing more than sex objects. The images portrayed of women as objects to be used by men for sex are potentially damaging in the social messages which they present. ... The typical image of a rapist is a crazed, sex-starved maniac who jumps out of the bushes, or lurks in a dark alley, brandishes a weapon and forces the victim to have s...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although women can also be violent and abuse exists in some same-sex relationships, the vast majority of partner abuse is perpetrated by men against their female partners. ... Asking behavioral questions "for example, "Has your partner ever physically forced you to have sex against your will?... Surveys generally define physical acts more severe than slapping, pushing, shoving, or throwing objects as "severe violence."" ... One of the circumstances that women most often cite is refusing a man sex. (Straus and Gelles, 1986) Not surprisingly, refusing sex is also one of the reasons wome...

• Word Count: 1904
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In an article in The New York Times, Margaret Talbot says "kids can't get enough of games like Grand Theft Auto 3, Rogue Spear, and Medal of Honor, where the object is to terminate with extreme prejudice as many enemies as you can." ... Talbot taken the time to play, or even watch someone else play these games she would have learned that "killing enemies" is not the object of the game. ... May include graphic depictions of sex and/or violence. ...

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Freedmans discusses the fact that studies are weak, for example the Lynette Friedrichs and Aletha Stein published study found that children who watched violent programs became more aggressive, which in fact the authors found that little to no effect on physical aggression, verbal aggression, aggressive fantasy, or object aggression. ... This role play would go on for hundreds of years, not due to television but to the fact that boys are naturally aggressor sex. ...

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After this study was done many parents took steps in order to prevent their children form viewing violence and sex on television by installing boxes which are used to lock out certain programs or channels or using the parental control feature provided on their television. ...

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Abusers have learned that they can get what they want from people who care about them by using threats, put-downs, emotional terrorism, isolation, financial deprivation, forced sex, and physical violence. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate