Workplace aggression

Studies have revealed a number of behavioral and social risk factors that work singly and in combination to influence the likelihood that children will be targeted for victimization. Such as, being physically weak, displaying submissive behavior, certain temperaments, disabilities, and just being different. Attributes may actually seek out or trigger conflicts that children or are unable to handle and they're vulnerable to being victimized. Because of their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial…

Zachary Long Professor Elchlepp English 103H Essay 2 October 12, 2014 Analysis of "Violent Media is Good for Kids" Within Gerard Jones' article, "Violent Media is Good for Kids", first published in Mother Jones on June 20 of 2000, Jones makes a claim explicitly within his title that violent media is good for children, specifically by allowing for children to form an identity and teaching them to overcome life's challenges using the tools they have i.e. channeling their natural, darker…

I strongly believe that this article is valid because Sally Smith has a degree in communications from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She wrote this article for a city newspaper which obligates the writer to do research on the topic. Although the article may be considered older, it still is relevant today because video games have gotten better graphics and have increased in violence each year. Patrick Markey stated that “in a sample of 118 teenagers. Each participant played a violent or a…

Culture- "This acceptance of violence can perpetuate the physical maltreatment of children." (39) This part of chapter two stood out to me a lot. I think that American's viewed violence as something funny and entertaining. This can be seen in the cartoon "Family Guy" where Peter, the father is always punching or performing violent acts on his daughter (Meg). In almost all episodes, Meg is seen either punched, killed or violently bullied. Many people find the violent performance on Meg as funny…

Kingman Brewster Jr. once said, “There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.” Violence is witnessed in many forms, from large-scale genocides or terrorist attacks to assaults on single individuals. It continues to be a driving force shaping human history in countries globally. However, the forms that violence takes in specific locations are not identical. Victims of violence vary but a major percentage of them have a commonality. People of minority groups are…

Mark Twain once said, “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Anger affects everyone differently, and some of us are more adept to deal with it. Others it turns into monster making them do irrational, off character actions with severe consequences. The dictionary definition of anger is to make or to become upset, but I think anger is a sense of rage that can interfere with rational thinking. Anger has the ability to…

Violence is not an issue that affects only the people who experience it first hand, it can affect a whole community, country and or the world. Moving forward on the topic of violence; the topic will make one think how violence has affected our lives, how it's caused, and what we can do to stop the violence. Violence can affect people in various ways, one very important way is mental health. Those who have experienced violence may suffer mental disorders as a result, such as PTSD (Post…

Promoter of Violence? In an online BlogSpot an unknown author claims that the sport of paintball is, in his viewing, “A militaristic rich kid’s sport that fosters a social acceptance of war in children” (Unknown. Para.1) I can argue this in many different viewings, and it is hard not to get over zealous about someone slandering a passion of mine as this unknown author did. However, in my analysis of this cultural debate, which honestly does not seem to be much of a debate and the majority of…

Aggressive Behaviour: Nature, Nurture, or both In the text, Comparative Psychology, aggressive behaviour is defined as a potentially harmful interaction between members of a species. Researchers have been examining the relative influence of nature and nurture to investigate the origin of aggressive behaviour. Literature reviews have assessed the genetic endowment on shaping aggressive behaviour (nature) or environmental influences on shaping aggressive behaviour (nurture). The motive of this…

Social Constructionism Theory of violence views human interaction through which people share their experiences and shared meanings that justify violent acts or define violence, so that it is acceptable behavior. Abusers tend to follow their own “rules” about abusive behaviors. They often choose to abuse their partners only in private, to ensure that they do not leave evidence of the abuse, so they chose their tactics carefully. Violence can be strongly associated with gender. At an early age,…