...genre. Television can be a powerful influence in developing a person’s value system and shaping their behavior. Unfortunately, much of today’s television programming is violent. The reliance on violence as an entertainment stimulant cheapens children’s views of human interaction, leads to aggressive behavior and fosters the acceptance of violence in our society. A young child who watches violent shows is unable to differentiate between fact and fiction. As a result they are inclined to imitate the acts they witness on TV and view them as acceptable means of behavior. Violence is a prevalent theme seen on children’s TV shows and this exposure starts at an early age. As former FCC commissioner Nicholas Johnson said in 1971, “All television is educational television. The only question is, what is it teaching?” (Johnson) If children are being exposed daily settings of TV at the age of one and what’s being depicted is violent then that child is beginning to understand the nature of violence at an early age. At such an early age, toddlers are not able to distinguish what’s made for entertainment and what applies to reality. Children can be described as sponges, constantly absorbing and making sense of new information and the world around them. Violence is not something that a child needs to be concerned with. Brand S. Centerwall described this exposure to violent behavior by stating, “Infants have an instinctive desire to imitate observed human...
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...Different country, different problems: examining the way immigrants from former USSR experience and cope with workplace aggression. In this qualitative study I analyze the way immigrant workers experience workplace aggression in Israeli companies, actions taken to deal with aggression and possible actions to be taken in future. Study participants were immigrant workers, emigrated from former USSR during last 23 years. Their narratives were analyzed for common topics. Data show that most participants did not take some actions to cope with aggression; however, some mentioned a few different ways. Two participants’ strategies were successful. Employer responses included indifference and various forms of retaliation. Most participants would allegedly act differently in future. Questions for future research are suggested. Table of Contents I. Introduction 4 II. Theoretical background 6 1. Workplace aggression 6 2. Types of workplace aggression. 7 3. Measuring Workplace aggression 8 4. Immigrants as victims of aggression 9 5. Immigrants form former USSR in Israel 11 6. Preventing and coping with workplace aggression 12 III. Method 14 VI. Findings and discussion 16 V. Summary and Conclusions 28 VI. Bibliography 30 VII. Appendix 35 I. Introduction Almost anyone who has ever worked has experienced workplace aggression in one form or another. Workplace aggression is something we do not like to talk about and something that a lot...
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...then…Blackness. “Huh? What the…” I look up at my mom standing there power plug in hand and giving me “that look”. I drop the controller flip off the TV and hit the books. I’m sure I’m not far off assuming this scenario or something similar has happened to many other people this day an age. It is not uncommon to find one if not more gaming consoles or computers within a household this day and age; they have become apart of our modern society and look as though they are here to stay for the long term. But what effects does the up and coming gamming culture have on our society? After taking a closer look at the topic it could be argued that those who are apart of the B. Allen 2 gaming culture are susceptible to possible violent behavior, but are also inclined towards academic success, and health benefits. “Bring on the guts, bring on gore, bring on the mayhem!” Unfortunately video games that contain content such as this are seen as possible scapegoats for exemplifying violent behavior in teens and adults in our society. For example when it was found that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were fervent players of the games Doom and Wolfenstein3D (CNN 4/22/99) many people blamed the games for the massacre to an extent. Some people even tried to file...
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...Violence in the Media Violence on Television Krystal Middleton November 16, 2009 Developmental Psychology A German physicist named Karl Ferdinand Braun developed a device called a cathode ray tube in 1897, which could transmit light if struck by a stream of electrons. Scientists across the world began developing means of using the tubes to transmit images. By the end of the 1920s, the U. S. had established about 15 experimental broadcast signals for television. The 1939 World’s Fair, held in New York City, offered commercial television to the U. S. public. Production of televisions was put on the back burner during the U. S. involvement of World War II, but almost immediately after the end of the war in 1945, the television market boomed. The number of households owning televisions went from 7,000 in 1945 to over 20 million in 1952. Early programs were influenced by programs that had once been on the radio, such as detective show “Dragnet” and Westerns like “The Lone Ranger.” There was fighting, shooting and dying on the programs, but it appeared unrealistic, and blood was never shown. Even though the violence was “mild”, many complained that the television producers went too far in the violent acts they were showing. So began the debate. As early as 1950, critics were protesting the content of many shows and were suggesting that those shows that did contain violence be aired late in the evening, when children were sleeping. Webster’s...
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...Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behavior deemed unacceptable. It may be divided into three main types: Parental or Domestic corporal punishments, which is made by parents, guardians, or any person inside the house including nannies, gardeners, etc., School corporal punishments, which is made by teacher, principals, canteen vendors, etc., and judicial corporal punishments that is done by judges and polices. Since we are talking about the child, we disregard the judicial corporal punishment for it is applicable only for people inside the prison. Some says corporal punishments should again be reintroduced to the modern world. They say that everything has a bright side including the said corporal punishment to the child. At this instance, experts says that if the child is strong enough to handle and bare the burden in this kind of punishment, maybe he would not do again what he has done wrong for he doesn’t want to be punished again. Others say that a child who experienced these punishments will be stronger rather than those who didn’t and will never be dependent on their parents when they grow up. Some says children who have experienced this kind of punishment will have more self-control and less emotional stress than those who are not. There are also studies that prove corporal punishments will...
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...HOW SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AFFECT RELATIONSHIPS Substance use disorders leave many lasting effects that touch upon every member of families and society as a whole. It is an ever-growing epidemic that can easily take over a person’s whole life if they let it. Anyone who listens to the news or is aware of his or her surroundings can see that we are engulfed in a drug crisis. This paper will examine how the relationships of friends, family, co-workers and society suffer from exposure to an addict. It will also look at how we as a society can help to foster reform. Addiction touches everybody in some way, shape or form. It affects people physically, psychologically, and financially to name a few. Substance use disorder negatively affects emotional...
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...what we do not know is the exact cause(s) of this problem. Researchers are continually seeking answers to the long-standing nature versus nurture debate. Different views are split between a biological paradigm and a psychological paradigm. No one explanation seems to be better than another is. I will present views of the effects alcoholism has on society and an insight to the factors that serve to fuel the nature or nurture debate concerning alcohol abuse and alcoholism. STATISTICS: The abuse of alcohol alone is estimated at $144.1 billion dollars annually. Every man, woman and child in America pays nearly $1,000 a year to cover the costs of unnecessary health care, auto accidents, crime and loss of productivity resulting from alcohol abuse. Alcohol deaths account for approximately five percent of all deaths occurring in the United States. Alcohol is considered to be one of the most widely used drugs as it attacks the central nervous system. Two-thirds of all adults drink alcohol; one-third of those are under the age of eighteen. The term alcoholic is commonly used to refer to a person who is severely dependent on alcohol as a result of their drinking pattern. Not everyone with an alcohol problem becomes an alcoholic. If this is true then what differentiates the social drinker from the alcoholic? A novice explanation would be that social drinkers do not experience problems when they drink, however alcoholics develop a physical dependence on alcohol and lack control over how much...
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...Are Video Games really to Blame for Violence of Children? Kid violence and video game violence: Is there a correlation? When a child commits an act of violence, there are times when video games are brought into the equation of the cause. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the crime, violent video games are being blamed directly for the violence of children. There has been research done to learn more about the effects playing violent games on children’s behavior. Since children learn through repetition, repeatedly watching acts of violence over and over again will have an adverse effect on a child’s mind. While the debate continues of whether violent video games are the cause of child violence, one thing that is certain is that parents need to be educated about the effects that playing unsuitable games can have on their children. Cases that seem to show a link between violent video games and children’s behavior are countless. In Jacksonville, Florida, a little girl accidentally shot herself with her father’s handgun (Warford). When Action News asked the little girl’s mother, Lachrisha Holmes, how the little girl even knew what to do with the gun, her mom replied, “I walked past my son and saw her on the computer and they were playing game called ‘Maria Wars,’ they were disassembling a gun” (Warford). Holmes said that she isn’t blaming video games but wonders if that is how her daughter learned what to do with a gun (Warford). In Marble Falls, Texas, a thirteen-year-old...
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...GOALS: 1) Study how a work of literature reflects its historical/sociocultural context 2) Understand how literary works comments on and relates to its context Therefore, approach is interdisciplinary Example of this lens: Always by Erasure MARXIST LENS (Karl Heinrich Marx + Friedrich Engles) * A form of critique for interrogating all societies and their texts in terms of certain specific issues like race, class, and the attitudes shared within a given culture (see terms) * Marxist critique may begin such an analysis by showing how an authors text reflects his/her ideology thru an examination of the fictional worlds characters, settings, society, or any other aspect of text leads a look into: 1.Authors social class 2.Its effect upon the authors society 3.Examines the history and culture of the times reflected in the text 4.Investigate how the author either correctly/incorrectly...
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...child, rather meeting the needs of the `caretaker' at the child's expense...incest can be seen as the imposition of sexually inappropriate acts, or acts with sexual overtones, by - or any use of a minor child to meet the sexual or sexual/emotional needs of one or more persons who derive authority through ongoing emotional bonding with that child." (Blume, 1990, p. 4) http://www.clinicalsocialwork.com/systems.html This article explains what a family system is. A family is a system in which each member had a role to play and rules to respect. Members of the system are expected to respond to each other in a certain way according to their role, which is determined by relationship agreements. Within the boundaries of the system, patterns...
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...Social psychology What is social psychology? It is the scientific study of how a person’s behavior, thoughts and feelings are influenced by the real, imagined or implied presence of others. Social influence: The process through which the real, imagined or implied presence of others can directly or indirectly influence the thoughts, feelings and behavior of others. Types of Social Influence: 1. Conformity: Conformity is seen wherein a person changes his/her behavior to more closely match the behavior/actions of other people. For example, Solomon Asch’s an experimenter had studied on conformity by experimenting some participants on their behavior pattern. The participants in his experiment were shown 3 comparison lines. They were later shown the standard line and were asked to determine which of the 3 lines matched the standard line. It was then found that the one participant followed what others said, despite of having his own answers to the question asked. 2. Group think: It is a kind of thinking that occurs when people place more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness than assessing the facts of the problem with which the group is concerned. For example, sinking of the Titanic in 1912, wherein the group responsible for designing and building the ship assumed that she was unsinkable and did not even bother to include enough lifeboats on board for all the passengers which caused the life of many people. Characteristics of Group think: a. Invulnerability:...
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...Com 1020 Assignment 2 Introduction Mass communication is the variety of all the media mediums together, and is aimed at a large audience. A ritual view is directed not towards the addition of messages in space but the maintenance of society in time, not the act of imparting information or influence but the creation, representation, and celebration of shared even if illusory beliefs, James,(1988: 43). This essay will discuss how mass communications has transformed the temporal and spatial foundations of the social-sphere. This essay will start by defining the key terms which are communication, mass communication, and the para-social. The separation of social space from the physical place by mass communications, time and space and mass communications will also be discussed in the essay. The para-social interactions, how mass communications transformed the temporal and spatial foundations of the social sphere will then follow. The ritual dimensions of communication will also be discussed, the essay will then sum up the essay and give the researcher’s opinion. Definition of key terms Communication refers to the transmission of meaningful messages; these messages are conveyed in images, language, gestures, or other symbols. Thompson. (1997:30) Anthony R, (2004), defines mass communication as the process in which professional communicators design and use media to disseminate messages widely, rapidly, and continuously in order to arouse intended meanings in large...
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...illnesses/defects or personality disorders, or the parents emulating their own dysfunctional parents and dysfunctional family experiences. Types of Dysfunctional Families 1. The Alcoholic or Chemically Dependent Family System 2. The Emotionally or Psychologically Disturbed Family System 3. The Physically or Sexually Abusing Family System 4. The Religious Fundamentalist or Rigidly Dogmatic Family System [References] Kizziar, Dr. J. (2011). Types Of Dysfunctional Families | Child Abuse Statistics, Child Abuse Stories. Retrieved from http://www.child-abuses.com/tag/types-of-dysfunctional-families Roles of Dysfunctional Families "The Good Child" - often the family hero who assumes the parent role 2. "The Problem Child" - becomes the scapegoat 3. "Caretaker" - takes responsibility for the emotional well-being of the family 4. "The Lost Child" inconspicuous, the quiet one [References] Bradshaw, J. (2010). Dysfunctional Family. Retrieved from http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Dysfunctional_family WHAT GOES WRONG IN DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES? * Deficient Parents Deficient parents hurt their children more by omission than by commission. Frequently, chronic mental illness or a disabling physical illness contributes to parental inadequacy. Children tend to take on adult responsibilities from a young age in these families. Parental emotional needs tend to take precedence, and children are often asked to be their parents' caretakers. Children are robbed of their own childhood...
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...An Analysis on the Effects of Group Performance Tasks to Grade 9 Students by Hanna Coleen G. Malayao Grade 10 - Diego Mojica St. Dominic College – Basic Education A (Draft) Research Paper submitted to Mr. Poccholo M. Rudio November 4, 2015 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Introductory paragraphs A school or institution is built to provide learning and good education to students and prepare them for their future. Parents send their children in school to be knowledgeable on everything they see and do and enjoy life while learning. According to Albert Einstein, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” It only means that education shouldn’t focus on teaching facts instead students should be learning while interacting with one another. Educating students is done by many ways, it may be by visual aids that will let the students view a clearer idea on the topic, it may also be by means of technology which is very popular nowadays especially to the present generation. But above all this, there’s this one way of educating students that would never get old, it is interacting students with other people by grouping them to work on a specific matter or task. This process would develop students to become sociable as they grew up and letting them share their opinion and ideas. It would help as well to engage and connect students with their skills and values while learning competently. Researcher reports that students learn best when they are actively involved...
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...The Misconception of Juvenile Video Game Violence The Misconception of Youth Video Game Violence A teen walks into a school with loaded weapon in hand. A young boy steals a vehicle and drives recklessly causing severe harm to others. A young girl sets her house on fire with family members inside. What do these seemingly uncommon crimes have in common? Each juvenile in these examples has played violent video games. Our media that covers these violent crimes is quick to make that point known. Often times they also erroneously blame the playing of violent video games as the root cause of these crimes. Research suggests that violence in video games does not contribute to violence in today’s youth because juvenile crimes have declined as video game popularity has increased; they in fact provide an outlet to express aggression without causing physical harm, and juvenile violence has been more commonly linked to exposure of family violence. When looking at research from the FBI, crime rates involving juveniles over the past 30 years have declined. In fact, in most violent crime categories the crime rate among our youth is at an all-time low (Butts, J. 2013). At first, this information may be hard to believe. It shouldn’t however, because violence among youth commonly ends up making headline national news. For this reason, we end up being exposed to the details on many of these youth related violent crimes. This can make it difficult to put actual facts into...
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