... the aggressor is not the only variable that influences the perceived levels, causes and acceptability of aggression. Gender of the target of aggression was found to also be an important variable. People tend to perceive greater aggression in acts against women than against men. For example, in one study, participants viewed shoving a neighbor as more aggressive when the neighbor was a woman ( ... Cretser 1996). In another study, the same physical punishment given by a parent was rated as more severe and abusive when directed toward a daughter than toward a son ( Meyer 1999). The gender ...

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... also experience rape. There is rape harassment everywhere these days. There is sexual harassment in the schools, in prison, and also in the homes between marital and child abuse rape acts. First, I want to talk bout the sexual harassment going on in schools everywhere. Schools may well be training grounds for domestic violence through the practice of and permission given to ... secondary schools across the country. Yet, when educators and policy makers consider interventions to curb youth violence, they usually overlook gender violence. This oversight exists despite the growing recognit...

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