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S/PS/195. To what extent do you consider aggressive behaviour to be a direct consequence of exposure to media violence?

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DATE:
2009
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The paper examines the social causes of aggressive behaviour arguing that media portrayals of aggression increase the levels of aggressive behaviour in people, causing so-called ‘copycat crimes'. References are made to the theory of social learning.

 

KEYWORDS: Aggression, crime, social learning,

 
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