... result in less than positive social behavior. In terms of social learning theories, antisocial values and behaviors of adults, peers and the images internalized from media messages come to serve as norms and standards that are imitated by a potentially violent individuals. In other words, there would be positive effects on the behavior of these people if they had opportunities ... personally relevant information to individuals in an interesting and meaningful way (Sarason, 1976: 87). In terms of social learning theories, antisocial values and behaviors of adults and peers come to serve a...

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... of inner city gentrification, although improving these areas has meanwhile often exiled' the poorer previous inhabitant to suburban slums (Featherstone, 1991). Therefore, "postmodern architecture fails to achieve what it originally set out to do. It fails to help resolve social issues of class, ethnicity and crime."" (Klotz) Finally, despite the efforts of postmodernist planners and architects to counter the monotony of ... the urban landscape. On the other hand one must remember that though postmodern development may have begun, it remains inaccessible to many and will remain so while ...

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... is attractive and even addictive, noted Rheingold (1993, p.3). Real, or flesh and blood, communities are a group of people who are different yet interdependent and who are bound together by a common set of rules and responsibilities (Lewis 2002) and a place where inclusion may depend on economic, employment, gender or race status. Inclusion in communities within the realms of cyberspace, however, can be ... -world. We all need a sense of place, whether it be a geographical community or within the realms of cyberspace. The desire for some to seek out alternative communities in cyberspace ...

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