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victims knew each other" (Hammond, 1998). He was testifying before the Columbine shooting, but it only serves as a further example...
4,400 rapes, 57% by people under 16, 3% by females, and 67% by whites (Juvenile court statistics, 2005). There were 26,000 robberi...
his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...
easily overlooked by hospital personnel or other clinicians. Women both "initiate and reciprocate violence" (Lawson, 2003, p. 19...
and for acceptance in social group" (Deveny and Kelley). II. By the age of 18, most American children have witnessed 16,000 simul...
the media" (Fowles, 2001). Why is TV a stand-in for the other problems, and what are those problems? The reason TV makes such a g...
particular group, ethnicity or other social connection by virtue of the behavior or situation of only some in that population. Bla...
that the average citizen is allowed to own a gun they are wary of breaking into peoples homes, or wary of committing crime in some...
content that may be objectionable. As an example, this particular writer/researcher has a daughter who is 11 years old. The tele...
further emphasized and supported through an article wherein the authors note that, "Although numerous studies have shown that play...
a sense of innocence. "I had begun to worry about my speech again. How would it go? Would they recognize my ability? What would th...
. . For government is an expedient by which men would fain succeed in letting one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is...
2008). When aboriginal women are imprisoned their families are left even more dysfunctional than before. Furthermore, reg...
children. Domestic Violence in America Domestic violence appears to be increasing. Whether that is actually the case is no...
play in a variety of demographic groups. Players in the 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s are on-line playing these interactive games. ...
games are encouraging violent aggression in young people. Should video game designers act in a manner that is socially responsibl...
pankration matches were held in a confined arena space with a referee presiding or few rules beyond the prohibition of eye gouging...
opportunities for city residents (Soglin, 2006). This author reports that studies consistently show an inverse relationship betwee...
effect of showing mercy to the Manson murderers when they exhibited no mercy towards their innocent victims. According to Charlo...
about girls of all ages and their dreams," still manages to send up, "at times with a wink, at times with a hard nudge, some of th...
the things they see on the television they should simply turn the television off. The author indicates that some people enjoy a so...
the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon (Section 922 (g)[9])" (Federal Domestic Violen...
an era which witnessed the rapid expansion of stadiums and arenas under the Roman Empire" (2006). But the Romans as is well known,...
ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...
backstabbing, failure to respect privacy and broken confidences" (Stanley, et al, 2007, p. 1248). Ferrell notes the importance of ...
by men. Some people have argued that our society itself allows men to abuse women because of the fact that they are male. Michae...
comes to witnessing violence, there is a fear that the exposure to such things is enough to trigger violent behavior. In some inst...
causes of different types of violence, workplace violence is attached to more specific causes. Zachary (2000) examines workplace ...
solely for blasting rap music on his boom box. A local DJ, Mister Senor Love Daddy, who operates a radio station also acts as a co...
abuse anyway? Does it mean beating another human being exclusively or can other physically violent acts qualify? In studying this ...