Many batterers learned violent behavior growing up in an abusive family (Walker 1980). An estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence against their mothers or female caretakers by family members (American Psychological Association 1996). ... Males who witness family violence are more likely to batter their female partners as adults than are boys raised in non-violent homes (Georgia Department of Human Resources 1992). ... Children living in family violence are often themselves victims of abuse by the batterer, the battered, or both (Walton 2003). ... Children in homes where domes...

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This study has taken things such as pre-existing emotional, family and social issues into consideration. ... This suggests that children who have previously experienced violence on their own skin (whether it was caused in the family or socially) have a much better control of their emotions and their aggression levels are not caused/do not increase rapidly when playing video games with violent content. ... And surprisingly, the average game player is 31 years old, and only 29% of the whole gaming population are children under 18 years. In addition, the average age of a game purchaser is 35 ye...

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As the number of TV sets in a household has increased, family viewing has declined, and individual program selection and solitary viewing have increased. The average weekly viewing time has increased annually in American households, from 43 hours in the early seventies to 50 hours in the mid-nineties (Buchanan). ... General advice to families should include that there be no television sets in children's rooms where parents cannot see what shows their children are watching. ... An appropriate strategy includes having all family members decide on how much television will be viewed and activ...

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On average, young children watch about 100,000 acts of violence before they are through with their schools. ... The impact of T.V violence may be immediately evident in a child's behavior or may surface years later and young people can even be affected when the family atmosphere shoes no tendency towards violence. ...

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A girl has to start a family before she's sixteen. ... Most families in Saudi Arabia don't believe in educating their girl child. ... My family believes that promoting gender equality is the key foundation to a smarter and a much-developed society. ... Average fertility rates will continue to rise along that will also lead to higher mortality rates due to a simultaneous increase in scarcity and poverty. ... Families will not be able to stop them from achieving their goals, as education would be mandatory, as it is a human right. ...

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" The National Institute on Media and Family conducted a study on fifth graders, ten year old girls and boys told researchers they were dissatisfied with their own bodies after watching a music video by Britney Spears or a clip from the television show "Friends" (Gentile 168).Adolescent's mental perception of what they look like can become distorted, leading them to engage in risky behaviors when they feel they don't measure up to the impossible goal set in front of them. ... Also, parents should ensure that all family members are getting a nutritionally balanced meals...

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The average number of physical assaults in the previous year among currently abused women surveyed in London was seven, in the US in 1997, three. ... Typically, men are given relatively free reign as long as they provide financially for the family. ... The scale included such behavior as the husband's continually accusing his wife of being unfaithful and limiting her access to family and friends. ... In the United States many abusers maintain a good public appearance: as family men who are good providers, stay home most nights, and go to religious services on weekends. ... Those who re...

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Prime-time television, on average, offers us five acts of violence per hour (Levine, 1996). The American Psychological Association estimates that the average child witnesses eight thousand murders and over one hundred thousand other violent acts by age twelve (Bennetts, 1996). ... For victims and their families, violence on television is depicted without much attention to the pain and suffering, both long term and immediate (Wartella, 1996). ...

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Recent studies have shown that the average American child spends approximately four to five hours a day hypnotized in television programs full of violent content (Hepburn 244). ... A 1993 report by the American Psychological Association warned that the average American child is watching 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before leaving elementary school (Hepburn 244). ... Television affects the way they play, their heroes, their humor, the clothes they want to buy, and their perceptions of family life and community" (244). ...

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While some children go home to loving parents, others must deal with families who are violent, neglectful or abusive. ... These children have to overcome various obstacles in life that the average child does not. ...

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Media surrounds us, more than ever in the 21st century. To the point where we as a society can agree that it influences us if consumed on a regular basis. Most of the time we do consume it, consistently, whether it be audibly or visually. Media outlets, such as music, movies, video games, television...

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By age eighteen, the average American teenager will witness on television 200,000 acts of violence, including 40,000 murders(Persuade P). ... Another boy in Iowa , was caught swinging his family cat by the head and when his mom tried to stop him he said, "It's just like Michelangelo, one of the Ninja Turtles". ...

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Some refer to family situations. ... If our communities are not responsive to the needs of families and their children, this neglect can develop into school violence. ... Juvenile-justice statistics show that, lacking after-school supervision, youth violence rises to above average rates between 3 and 7 p.m. ... Although our culture expects the family to deal with childhood problems, contemporary society makes it difficult for parents to meet all their children's needs. ... In addition, neglectful or abusive family environments can inhibit the development of communication skills; self-est...

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However, television is omnipresent, and both newscasts and TV dramas now confront a child with political corruption, dysfunctional families, and ambiguous role models that challenge the moral affiliation between parents and their children. ...

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The world today has changed extensively over the last fifty years. Most people agree that technology is a hefty contributor to the change. Knowing that technology has been the cause for the massive transition, there is something else about society that has changed over the years. This change is huma...

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