Birch rod, whippings, and other bodily assaults were commonly used to punish children for behavioral and scholastic infractions (Arias 1962). ... In this way, children are inflicted pain in response to child's undesirable behavior and or speaking of inappropriate language. ... Regardless of the fact that child abuse has been scrutinized as a foremost social problem for the last two decades, a single acknowledged and tolerable definition simply does not exist. ... Children are now controlled by various institutions of the state, for example, schools, social agencies, and courts; now...

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In the article, "Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive Affect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature," it's stated that the leaders of the video-gaming industry denying any link between playing video games and acts of violence. ... This may cause the person playing the video game to activate schemas that may alter the way information is processed in the brain, and lead to more antisocial activities, rather than pro-social behaviors. ... (Sheese and Graziano 356) This study is con...

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The key premise here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behavior and in actuality, the media people should not be dubbed as the "bad guys". ... In order to demonstrate this, it must be made evident that pornography is not "evil"and does not cause undesirable social behavior by displaying nude women in sexually explicit circumstances. ... The underling problem here is that the above mentioned events are socially acceptable; media displaying pornography is not. ...

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Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun ca...

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Studies have shown that there are several possible contributing factors that lead young people to violent behavior. ... Another drug causing violent behavior is alcohol. ... The truth is that media violence primes children to see violence as acceptable. ... They are now so worried about social recognition, wealth and power that they leave no room to experience the true meaning and purpose of life. ...

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