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How people define violence? Base on Jock Young, violence is difficult to define and measure becuase can vary by culture, race, age, gender and others. People sometimes blame other for their actions when they committing an act of violence. I agree with Jayne Mooney in her article Shadow values, shadow figueres: real violence. Mooney found out that in most of the cases of domestic violence offenders recognize their actions as the victim fault. Also, men that hit their wives or girlfriend justified…

Creon and Antigone The play Antigone includes various characters with different attitudes and feelings towards each other. Two of the main characters are Creon and Antigone; each one have their own way of expressing themselves and way of treating each other in how they communicate. Usually, when the thought of “treat each other” comes to mind it often means how much respect you give to one person and whether they return it back in great manners. However, the way you treat someone can also be…

Specifically, violence against women. If the advertisement removed the “don’t speed” and painted vehicles, the advertisement reads “stop the violence” and depicts a well dressed women being punched by a hairy unkempt man. In addition, the painted vehicles chosen in the advertisement…

up to 1.3 million individuals a year nationally (Farmer) but is one of the most scarcely reported; for women of color, low economic standing and sex trade work, the rate of abuse reporting is even lower than that of the majority. Domestic violence against women is rooted in both the micro as well as macro level with the levels being distinguishable from one another due to their differing perspectives Crystal Sheree Hamilton was a 29-year old mother, wife, daughter and victim of domestic abuse.…

coaster because the man she has fallen in love with can only seem to have a functioning relationship if he brings physical pain to his partners for sexual pleasure. Ultimately, the book makes all of this seem acceptable because she loves him and against his own personal rules he falls in love with her…

If Aristotle were a judge in the dispute between Creon and Antigone his verdict would favor King Creon. He would favor King Creon for several different reasons based on his philosophical ideologies. Some of his ideologies that would support this reasoning would be the rule of a man over a woman, Creon being fit to rule and not fit to be ruled, and the goal of a city and an individual. Aristotle rejects the fundamental equality of all and believes that there are people who can be rulers, the…

Domestic violence and sexual assault has been an issue in most relationships either same-sex or opposite sex and most of the time the victim does not report the case to the police or any other authorities due to fear of retaliation, stigma, cultural beliefs, economic dependency and also privacy of the family. Statistics shows that, “In western countries it is estimated that about 25% of women experience intimate partner violence over their lifetime” (2004, Gracia). According to the department…

Journal Three 1. Title Policy Strategy of Government Services to Women Victims of Domestic Violence 2. Author Hamdanah 3. Source Public Policy and Administration Research 4. Summary of the articles main thesis or premise basic components/propositions In this research paper we will discuss the policy strategy of government services to women who have been affected by domestic violence. This study will “1).describe the expectations of women victims of domestic violence to public organizations, 2)…

In contemporary society, what role does advertising play in shaping culture? Researchers, scholars, and media critics have strongly identified advertising as an analytical approach to offer products and services to the consumers. However, advertising is also seen as an important method of social communication within society. Advertising is central to the processes through which our desires are activated. Fifty years ago the methods of communication for advertising were limited to newspapers…

Results Table 1: On a scale from 1(not relevant) to 5 (extremely relevant), please rate how relevant you think who can be a victim of domestic violence? Answer Options extremely not relevant not relevant neutral relevant extremely relevant Rating Average Response Count Homemaker 0 0 4 7 8 4.21 19 prostitute 3 2 3 6 5 3.42 19 Man 1 1 5 8 4 3.68 19 woman 0 0 2 7 10 4.42 19 Young 0 1 5 7 6 3.95 19 elderly 0 0 3 7 9 4.32 19 Straight person 0 1 3 8 7 4.11 19 LGBT person 0 2 5 4 8 3.95 19…