Violent media depictions a main cause of aggression in viewers. ... The effects of violent media depictions results in: a greater level of acceptance to domestic violence towards women, causes children to accept aggression more readily as a way to solve problems, and viewing television drama results in increased acceptance of the use aggression to maintain law and order. ... This posses a threat to women in society because it enables men to be more aggressive in there actions towards women , while at the same time offering less sympathy for rape victims and sexually assaulted victims. ... ...

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A child who sees violence towards a family member or is treated violently may grow to think that this behavior is normal and accepted in our society. In a study done in 1987 on children, ages 4 to 11, staying in a domestic abuse shelter, it was found that these children had higher levels of aggression than children who were not victims or witnesses. The girls with the highest levels of aggression were school aged, while the boys were pre-school aged. ...

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Most aggressors in TV violence are usually male and females usually play the role of the victim, so boys might be more likely to respond with aggression and girls may be more likely to respond with fear. ... Children may become more likely to behave aggressively towards others immediately after watching a certain violent scene on TV. ...

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Because they look down on women and feminine behaviors, they begin to exhibit violence towards women as well. ... This cult of hyper-masculinity and dominance that exists within the NFL, MMA, and other athletics dominated by the patriarchy encourages money, power, and aggression above all else, fostering this male dominance and leading to violence in all aspects of these men's lives. ...

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Video games have been blamed for countless things such as; bullying, school fights, violence towards women and school shootings, but many researches say other wise. According to Jones Pittman "playing of violent video games are allowing the youth to be able to express their aggression as well as establishing teamwork skills, without the cause of any physical harm to others"(Pittman). ...

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