... guns or knives in their hands. Other victims of family violence that haven't captured public attention are the elderly and parents abused by adolescent children. Unless a child kills or maims a parent, it is unlikely that the child's violent behavior will come to public attention. As a result, parents of abusive children suffer from tremendous anxiety, depression and guilt that often keep them as ... 's earliest experience with violence occurs in the home in the forms of spanking and physical punishment from parents. Our society has given approval to spanking as an acceptable method of c...

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... an impact on the attitudes and behaviors of children raised in them. Violent sex offenders have been found to be more likely than other adults to have experienced poor parental child-rearing, poor supervision, physical abuse, neglect, and separations from their parents. The media is another societal-influenced based theory that encourages sexual aggression. The content in which the violence is portrayed ... ...

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