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    2. Detail or example from your note card (with source) Disinhibition hypothesis also suggest that aggression in viewers might be stimulated by on screen violence. When people witness a violent media event, it activates thoughts or ideas about violence which stays with them for a period of time. According to Strasburger and Wilson, (2009) this is a process

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    it’s rated G or R, it’s not always easy for parents to moderate what their children are watching. Young children are very moldable, not only by the people around them, but what is on TV. I have conducted an experiment to see how much violence and aggression are in everyday television shows that children are likely to watch. I have watched three different half hour TV shows, tallying the amount of aggressive, and prosocial behaviors that occur on the shows. The first show watched was a typical Saturday

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    Do violent games cause behavior problems? Recent advancement in science and technology has brought number of innovation, video games is one of them. Do video games cause behavior problem or not has remained a debatable topic and people have different thoughts on the issue. Proponents of the notion believe that video games cause number of behavior related problems, such as aggressive behavior, whereas the opponents reject the notion and propose one reason or the other. Although some people don't

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    beliefs, and actions establish the both positive and negative values Pip learns in adolescence[S]. Dickens employs Pip’s adolescence with Joe and Mrs. Joe, to claim the importance of guardians on ones childhood by repeating Mrs. Joe’s strictness and aggression, and Joe’s brotherly figure, reasonability, and transparentness. Dickens demonstrates the effects of one’s guardians to assert the fact that one’s values are shaped in the household. Shaping Pip’s values, Dickens display of Pip’s guardians molds

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    According to the social learning theory, people learn new behaviors through modeling and it’s reinforced by rewards and punishment. These theories provide a basis for interventions that may limit excessive aggression, especially among young athletes. Violence in sports come in many forms, and it is grounded in social and cultural factors related to the sport ethics, commercialization, the dynamics of the social class and race and the strategies used in sports

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    This article comes in response to riots observed following soccer matches in South America, as well as violent occurrences in British soccer matches and following boxing matches at Madison Square Garden. A study was performed to assess hostility among sports fans before and after watching a game. Following similar laboratory experiments where subjects were shown violent images and were found to feel increased feelings of aggressiveness, it was theorized that observing aggressive sports might cause

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    children to pick up on bad behavior. These video games increase hostility (along with anxiety and depression), teach kids wrong values, and train adolescents to take out their anger in aggression. This shouts out that role playing games with simulated violence are perilous for kids. If you are seeing increased aggression in a student or young child, this may be due to the playing of violent electronic games. Younger children are more likely to pick up on inadequate behavior than older adolescents, due

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    games, kids who are exposed to these games lack the discipline and structure of the armed forces and may become more susceptible to being violent.” Some people say that there is no evidence on how it is bad to play violent video games, that it gives aggression. However, i know that there are some more people out there that agree with me. They agree that violent video games can cause aggressive and violent behavior to teenagers and/or young adults. What this essay will be about is how it gives negative

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    people worldwide. Annually 1.6 million lose their lives due to violence, stated in a recent World Health Organization article. Now imagine how many people survive and continue to endure another individual’s violent behavior. Violence is a form of aggression due to instantaneously behavior in a particular situation. There are many shapes and forms of violence, like physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. These different factors contribute in creating what we know as violence. Whether you have a perfect

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    There are various explanations for the causes of violence. This remains significant because violence leads to many criminal activities in society today. For example, certain crimes such as assault or robbery involve the use of violence because the victim is injured or harmed in a physical way. The purpose of the study is to examine whether young adults who watch violent television programs are more likely to possess violent attitudes, which promotes aggressive behaviour like uttering threats or assault

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