The headline, “Recession Causes Increase in Teen Dating Violence”, clearly affirms a causal relationship between the economic recession, and the increase in teen relationship violence. Specifically, causation can be described as one event causing an effect within a specific scenario. As you see in the headline title, a recession assumes the responsibility for an increase in teen date violence. Hence, with this headline we observe a cause and effect relationship. Quote Thus, the content within an article can either sustains the viewer’s attention, or prove the headline has no reliability. implies that the recession is causing more violence; Viewers may see initial read this article, because it simply sparks interest. Consequently, when I read the actual data research; there is no evidence that supports the headline. For example, LIZ SINTAY and IMAEYEN IBANGA (2009) stated “Forty-seven percent of teens said they had been victimized personally by controlling behaviors from a boyfriend or girlfriend”. In addition to this statement, the article incorporate other statements that are geared towards teen dating violence prevalence and and behavioral tendencies; rather than economic recession. Conversely, Sintay and Ibanga (2009) open the article with the statement“Teens are experiencing an alarmingly high level of abuse in their dating relationships, which the economic recession has appeared to make worse,”. a claim which is not validated with any relevant research data; but only common with the headline. Liz Clairborne Inc and Family Violence Prevention Fund research which occurred in a real-world setting does not support the causal statement made in the headline. assuming that economic recession on teenage violence. How... ... middle of paper ... ... possibilities, students who choose to study more might be smarter, on average, than students who choose to study less.)”,The article further stated that the difficulty to attain causation was due to their being no feasible or ethical way of providing for a control study into cause and effect between the factors of study effort and grades ‘ The difficulty of discerning cause and effect among naturally correlated events prompts most sociologist to create laboratory simulations of everyday processes whenever this is feasible or ethical’(pg.24) The title of the research paper is “the causal effect of studying on academic performance” and goes against the presumption of the headline. By designing an Instrumental Variable to take into consideration exogenous variables that would render the video game instrument insufficient to lead to a definite causal conclusion
14)) Prothow-Smith, D. and H. Spivak. "America's Tragedy." Psychiatric Times. Vol. XVI, Issue 6. June, 1999. , A survey of mounting teen violence, including a detailed discussion of several biological precursors to violent behavior patterns.
The number of American troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was 6,488. The number of American women murdered by a current or past partner during that time was 11,766 almost twice the amount of people we lost to war. However, this does not just affect women. 1 in 4 women will be victims of severe violence in their lifetime, but 1in 7 men will be, too. In this paper, I propose that popular culture contributes to the high rate of domestic abuse in the United States. I will prove this by analyzing popular music, movies, and even looking at the news in today’s culture. I will make connections with today’s culture and the high rate of domestic violence in the United States. Then I will talk about how popular culture can change
According to John Davidson's essay Menace to Society, "three-quarters of Americans surveyed [are] convinced that movies, television and music spur young people to violence." While public opinion is strong, the results of research are divided on the effects of media violence on the youth in this country. Davidson wrote that most experts agree that some correlation between media violence and actual violent acts exists, yet the results are contradictory and researchers quibble about how the effects are to be measured (271). Moreover, Davidson is not convinced that the media is the sole problem of violence, or even a primary problem. He points out that other factors, such as "poverty, the easy accessibility of guns, domestic abuse, [and] social instability" may have a greater impact on a child becoming violent than the influence of the media (277). Even though other forces may be stronger, media violence does have some adverse effects on the members of society. If senseless violence on television and in movies had no effect, it would not be such a hotly debated topic. What type of effects and whom they affect are the most argued aspects of the discussion.
All in all, the seven articles delivered contrasting causes of teen violence. James Garbarino’s article, “Children in a Violent World” has the strongest ethos, logos, and pathos, and it also provided the choice causal analysis. While other authors lacked support and made assumptions, Garbarino generated a much more appealing argument to a wider audience. So in regards to this reasoning, James Garbarino's "Children in a Violent World" has the most convincing causal analysis on the issue of teen violence.
Malcolm, Teresa. "Teen Violence: Does Violent Media Make Violent Kids?" National Catholic Reporter 28 May 1999: 14-15.
The authors of both articles have an academic specialty background in the study of violence causes in teenagers. Although the two authors have two opposing opinions. The first one is Craig Anderson, got a PHD in psychology in Iowa state university wrote an article entitled “The Influence of Media Violence on Youth“, supported my working thesis about the harming effect of violent video games. He stated that violent video games increase levels of aggression in teenagers. He stated his argument based on his observations which claims that teenagers spend most of their times in front of games. He found out that when reducing the exposure to violent video games, teenagers tend to lessen the violent behavior. When I read more about this point from some other resources, I found out that there is another clear explanation to this claim. The main direction of...
What is violence? Any dictionary can easily define violence as the use of force, action, and or energy that may cause physical harm to a person and the destruction of property. Violence may cause emotional distress to those who have experienced it as those who witness it. It may occur in the form of assault, rape, or murder.
...rkshop, open discussion once they leave the intervention they go back to the neighborhood where 7 out of 10 are victims of dating violence and most cases following the mother or father foot step.
Surette’s (2012) research shows how exposure to crime on social media can influence people to commit crimes. This supports the theory that violent media can cause people to behave violently. I plan to use his research as evidence that crimes portrayed by the media can increase crime rates in areas that consume large amounts of crime-centered media. While most perceive crime as one person acting against another, crime can also include a violent act against oneself. In order to fully explain how crime-related media affects crime in America, I want to include information about how this type of media affects crimes against the self. Because of this, Gould and Lake’s (2013) review is an invaluable resource for my paper. Using their perspective will allow me to more fully explore how the media affects crimes in
IntroductionIn recent history, dating violence has become a paramount issue in American society. With the rates of domestic violence on the rise, much research has been conducted that provides evidence that violence during dating relationships in the teen years is a strong contributing factor to later domestic violence. Current research is revealing that a far larger percentage of teens are suffering from some amount of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in their dating relationships. Studies have shown that both those who engage in the violent behaviors, as well as those who are the victims of these acts are more likely to be involved in violent relationships in the future. The significant number of individuals involved in these behaviors during these teen years makes a great deal of implications on the roles of counselors in multiple specialties. Dating ViolenceIn order for counselors and other individuals who are involved in the lives of adolescents to be able to identify those who are suffering from dating violence, it is first key that they have an understanding of what is defined as dating violence. Dating violence is the “perception or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple within the context of a dating or courtship relationship (Glass, 2003).” This type of violence can occur in three different forms: physical (hitting, pinching, shoving, or kicking), emotional (threatening, name calling, teasing, bullying or keeping away from friends of family members), or sexual (forcing partner to engage in sexual act) (CDC, 2008). Seimer and colleagues describe the process of dating violence as “a cycle of violence (Seimer, 2004).” The goal of this cycle is the exertion of power and control over t...
In the article, a study was done on individuals and it was found that violence in early childhood, psychotic symptoms, injuries, and physical abuse are factors that predict future violence in individuals. The article saw a lot the individuals studied had parents who abused them as children. The article saw that murder is a serious crimes and it can be prevented. It is caused by factors that we can help to prevent. I do agree with the article in that individual who suffered from abuse and different factors are likely to behavior in a violent way. And that it is
The claim is often made that domestic violence affects individuals in all social classes. The claim is often made that domestic violence affects individuals in all social classes. This assertion has been critical in raising awareness about domestic violence by reminding the public that wealth does not protect against victimization. At the same time, the data about domestic abuse come from samples to which researchers have greatest access, such as individuals who use social services, and these individuals are more likely to have low incomes or be living in poverty. As the recession that began in December 2007 worsened throughout 2008 and into 2009, many families saw their financial status plummet.
You can’t turn on the television, or read the paper without hearing about violence in our cities and world. In a report from “Stand Up for Kids” in Chicago, they analyze the relationship between low wages, income inequality, and the epidemic of violence in Chicago’s low income neighborhoods. This report found that in 2012 there were nearly 7,700 gun-related crimes reported in the city. The city of Chicago has the third highest overall metropolitan poverty rate in the nation. Nearly one quarter of all Chicago residents live below the federal poverty threshold according to this report. ("Chicago Not Only Leads the Nation in Gun Violence Rates, but Also in Measures of Urban Poverty." Stand Up Chicago, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2014.) Decades of research have demonstrated that there is a statistically significant link between low wages, income inequality and crime. The analysis presented in this report shows that when a city’s economic conditions improve, the violent crime rates go down.( "Chicago Not Only Leads the Nation in Gun Violence Rates, but Also in Measures of Urban Poverty." Stand Up Chicago, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2014.) Parents and children are turning to violent acts to provide for their family needs. Policy makers and the government need to address the issues of persistent poverty and income inequality such as raising the minimum wage to a living wage and create satisfying jobs for the
Television violence, and media violence in general, has been a controversial topic for several years. The argument is whether young children are brainwashed into committing violent real-world crimes because of violent and pugnacious behavior exposed in mass media. In his article “No Real Evidence for TV Violence Causing Real Violence”, Jonathan Freedman, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and author of “Media Violence and Its Effect on Aggression: Assessing the Scientific Evidence”, discusses how television violence, claimed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), does not cause real-world aggression among adolescents. The FCC determined to restrict violent television programming to late night hours only because their “scientific research” proves of increasing aggression among young viewers (Freedman Par. 2). Freedman goes on to explain that the FCC has no substantial scientific evidence stating that there is a correlation between fictional violence and real-world aggression among young audiences. He has completed research in 1984 and 2002 on the relationship between media violence to actual acts of violence on the street. Because he has completed research projects related to this topic, Freedman’s statistical evidence shows that there is a reduction in youth violence and it essentially does not cause real-world crimes (Freedman Par. 1). The FCC continues to claim that exposure to media violence does in fact increase aggression, and yet their readers continue to believe their fabrications. Freedman argues that people who research media violence tend to disregard and omit the opposing facts. No one type of violence is more effective on aggression than another type. There is no evidence showi...
The guiltiest people of abusing and overusing the phrase, “I love you.” As well, they are the people with the worst reputation for relationships. Not only that, but no one ever believes the relationship will last, except for them. Teens being so adolescent are the reason they have a bad name with relationships. They bring their own reputation upon themselves. Almost all teen relationships are looked down upon because of the way majority of them work.