Violent Child Behavior, Is Television to Blame? Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. ... At these ages it is vital for children to feel comfortable with their surroundings or they could possibly become social outcasts later in life. ... So one might ask how to prevent such behavior from their children while the parents are away. ... Although millions of parents will have access to the V-chip the first year the industry considers it unacceptable. ...

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Agents of social control (eg. police or social workers) may have different perceptions than participants. ... Most of the incidents consist of slaps, pushes, kicks, bites and punches, but there are also incidents of dangerous behavior occurring as well. ... Unless a child kills or maims a parent, it is unlikely that the child's violent behavior will come to public attention. ... Certain social and family structures reduce social controls in family relations and therefore reduce the costs and increase the rewards of being violent. ... With the violence the annoying behavior usually stops....

• Word Count: 2032
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Partner violence occurs in all countries and transcends social, economic, religious, and cultural groups. ... Societies often distinguish between just and unjust reasons for violence, as well as between acceptable and unacceptable amounts of aggression. ... Even where culture itself grants men substantial control over female behavior, abusive men generally exceed the norm. ... In developing countries women cite the unacceptability of being single or unmarried as an additional barrier that keeps them in destructive marriages. At the same time, denial and fear of social stigma often prevent wo...

• Word Count: 1904
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Domestic violence could be our nation's number one social problem. ... Contrary to popular belief, most batterers are not proud of their violent behavior, and often suffer shame and regret for their actions. Their resistance to therapy is often rooted in not wanting to face their behavior or their early family life. ... Children often think they are responsible for the abuse, believing they have done something to cause this behavior. ... They can perform poorly in school, may exhibit aggressive behavior, or may be withdrawn and isolated. ...

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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...

• Word Count: 3156
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Without the basic ability to differentiate right from wrong, youth are left with only the influence of those around them to set an example of what is perceived as acceptable and unacceptable. ... In addition, programs demonstrating appropriate behavior in relationships aren't able to reach those that would greatly benefit from this, because of the remote locations. ... Social workers placed in these small communities would be able to, over time, earn the trust of the residents and be able to offer support and guidance for those seeking help from their abusers. ... Possibly, they don'...

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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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Children and adolescents who have been abused sexually can suffer a range of psychological and behavioral problems, from mild to severe. ... Additionally, high levels of anxiety in these adults can result in self-destructive behaviors, such as alcoholism or drug abuse, anxiety attacks, and insomnia. ... Social Services felt they should not hamper police investigation. ... The lack of cooperation on behalf of The RCMP and Social Services was a grave factor in the tragedy. ... Everybody knew the Weller family and in a small community where everyone knows about skeleton's in other pe...

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What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a culture and society. ... In some countries, we cannot control the social behaviors. ... It is occasionally performed within Aboriginal, Christian and Muslim families who have emigrated to the US or Canada from some Muslim countries where it is practiced as a social tradition. ...

• Word Count: 3097
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School