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Domestic Violence...disorders (e.g., post traumatic stress disorder), psychopathology, and others. (26) On the other hand, sociological theorists understand DV beyond individual factors attributing it to the existing social structure, power relations (Jenkins & Davidson 48) and violence-tolerant culture that dominates societies until today beginning at home to workplaces (Voigt & Thornton 104). Whereas, feminists view DV as a gender problem attributing it to gender roles and relations whereby women are left at the mercy of men, hence challenging the status quo (Jenkins & Davidson 48). Why do victims remain with their abusive partners? Walker’s cycle of violence – “(a) the tension-building phase, (b) the acute...
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Domestic Violence...in delinquent activities and those who do not, the only difference that surfaces between the two groups is that juveniles displaying delinquent behavior have been witnessed of domestic violence. Under peculiar circumstances, some of these children may not suffer these unfavorable cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems. Some of the contributing factors may be gender (e.g. females), socioeconomic status, the amount of outside support being received, and the intellectual capacity of an individual. Men, who witnessed family violence as children, are three times more likely to become the abuser to their own wives, and eventually children on non-violent families....
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Youth-Police Interaction...?Youth-Police Interaction of the 4th December Qualifications of the researcher evaluating the questionnaire The researcher evaluating the questionnaire is an experienced researcher in the field of social sciences. He holds a bachelor degree in social sciences with first class honors. On top of this, he has a doctorate in project management from Indiana University in United States. The researcher has worked as an associate professor in a number of universities around the world. Part of the job description for a lecturer is to oversee project research done by students at the university level. This is a rigorous process that entails a review of the project/research from the initial stages of identifying a research topic to the very...
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Representation and Stereotype of Women in Video Games...(Dietz 1998; and Dill et al.2005), such as portrayals of males in dominant roles and as overly masculine violent heroes, and of females in submissive, sexually exploitive roles – as busty, brainless victims of aggression (Provenzo 2000) Some popular video games even portray, and some say glorify, violence against women. The Grand Theft Auto series featuring prostitutes is a commonly cited example. 1.2) Statement of Problem-specific questions to be answered: The dissertation is basically related with the video games and the representation of women in video games. The questions here arise are mainly as follows: Are...
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Youth Violence...?Running Head: YOUTH VIOLENCE Youth Violence Youth Violence Introduction Youth violence is a major problem in the Unites s. Former attorney general of the United States, Janet Reno, stated that youth violence was the greatest single crime problem in the United States (Kofi, 1996). Recent arrest data show that 2.14 million juveniles were arrested by law enforcement agencies in 2005 (Carr, 2008). These arrests covered the full range of crimes including, homicides, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Furthermore, youth accounted for one in every six arrests...
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Mass Media Effects on Violent Behaviour...to public health inasmuch as it leads to an increase in real-world violence and aggression. Research shows that fictional television and film violence contribute to both a short-term and a long-term increase in aggression and violence in young viewers. Television news violence also contributes to increased violence, principally in the form of imitative suicides and acts of aggression. Video games are clearly capable of producing an increase in aggression and violence in the short term, although no long-term longitudinal studies capable of demonstrating long-term...
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Youth decision for military careers...% of the students indicated they did know another youth involved in criminal activities or youth violence. With such a small sampling of students, these are alarming numbers, and are directly supported by the statistical, national data highlighting youth violence statistics. The psychological or environmentally-contributing factors leading to this 68% indicator are unknown, but with information available regarding youths turning to gangs or street-related
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social groups, the probable indicator is a search for building identity or peer acceptance when making violence or criminal...
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Violence in High School...’ which too often exists in our schools. Students should feel a sense of responsibility to inform someone if they become aware of another student who may carry out a violent act,” and the candidates agree with this argument too.
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Research questions were answered in many ways. Students are not at all averse to the idea of teachers and parents involving themselves more in the lives of the students. This is a totally different perception, compared to the much-believed assumption that students do not like any authority encroachment into their lives. Perhaps the mindsets were changed due to the unpredictable ways in which violence could strike the...
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Violence against Women...the experiences of childhood assault and adulthood assault, it became apparent that it was important to do more research in the area. In particular, exploring the association between the two would foster the development of policies, programs and the changes to address the problem of violence against women in the US.
According to the researchers, the cases of rape were classified as those entailing forceful oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse, where the victim was not a willing party to the sexual encounter. The data collected using the focus group discussions and the interviews administered among the respondents showed that rape was characteristically targeted at the youthful people. Among the...
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To What Extent Do Violent Non State Actors Contribute to And /Or Detract From Security In the Contemporary World Politics...To what extent do violent non actors contribute to and /or detract from security in the contemporary world politics? By Code
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Violent non-state actors (VNSAs) have received interest among the policy circles and academic word only recently. The study is considered new; though the understanding of the actors is underdeveloped theoretically. VNSAs study is considered vital to the security in the world. The study question is, to what extend do the violent non state actors contribute to and/or detract from security in the contemporary world of politics? The study aims at explaining the impact of the VNSAs to...
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