Even more popular than the stars, he argues, is an emphasis on families and traditional values that increasingly chimes with audiences tired of western machine-gun violence and sexual mores.

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Vivienne Pattison is director of Mediawatch UK, a campaign group that fights for "family values" in the media, and against graphic violence.

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Thus, it is our firm belief that the only way to combat the social ills of racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance is improved knowledge, attitudes and skills, so that in all parts of our lives we reject violence, protect the vulnerable and live by the values of tolerance, respect for human rights, human dignity and equitable life choices.

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They suffered mob violence and frequent accusations of holding papal loyalties above republican values.

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Fifty years of research on the effect of TV violence on children leads to the inescapable conclusion that viewing media violence is related to increases in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors.

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And even as we uphold these universal values, we do want to make sure that transitions do not degenerate into chaos and violence.

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They met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence, " according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.

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One cannot hope to put an end to gender-based violence without understanding the ideological and social construction which is the backdrop to this violence, which provides legitimacy, bolstered by patriarchal values which are taken to be consubstantial to our existence, our culture.

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