All posts tagged Violence
What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples? living rooms there sits . . . Read more
Violence And NonviolenceViolence is a problem that we as humans, deal with everyday. Today, it seemsthat we deal with it in just about every aspect of our lives. From children’scartoons to the nightly news, we are witnesses to its power and harm. A highlydebated argument for the causes of violence . . . Read more
People are quick to blame violence in our society on television, movies or video games because they are simple believable targets. We have to look beyond this disinformation and attack the real causes for the violence in our society. Violence in television programs, movies, or video games will not make . . . Read more
Psychology: ?Violence On Television?Couch SpudsAccording to the Article “Violence on Television” published by the American Psychological Association at the website http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/violence.html, “violent programs on television lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch those programs.” That’s the word from a 1982 report by the National Institute of Mental . . . Read more
Boink! Boom! Crack! The sounds of the fight scene rage on. Many have fallen inthis particularly bloody battle. The good guys have taken their losses butstruggle on to what is seemingly a victory. Their aggression is fierce and helpsthem. Fires consume the background; men and women lie on the ground . . . Read more
Stacey HawkinsEnglish 2 sec. 3411-21-96Gangsta Rap and Violence Go Hand in HandMr. Officer, I want to see you layin’ in a coffin, sir, from The Chronic and F— the police, from N.W.A., are few lyrics from the music genre gangsta rap. This kind of music is being sold to young . . . Read more
Involved in youth violence? If not then people should know about it. It is a serious problem. This year’s generation is our new future. In the past three decades youth violence has escalated dramatically, yet punishment hasn’t been addressed fully. Murder is becoming a serious problem in the youth. Of . . . Read more
After protestors dragged Death Race machines out of arcades and burned them in parking lots, production of the game ceased. (Jeffrey Hendricks, Steven Jacobson, & Natalie Leopard, 2014). However, video game advocates contend that a majority of the research on the topic is deeply flawed and that no causal relationship . . . Read more
In France, this self- interest resulted in an enormous national debt, suppression of the lower class citizens, and high taxation of poor citizens. Historically, when this occurs, the citizens have risen up in revolt as they are no longer able to sit idly by and allow this type of rule . . . Read more
Deborah Costa Sociology: Women and Violence Due: September 28, 2011 Structural Violence and the Ordinary Lives of the Poor in Brazil History and Modernization can have its positive and negative effects on society. For the Brazilians in the article, there have been some negative effects. The Portuguese used Brazil as . . . Read more