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of Michigan and Director of the Aggression Research
“A good wife is Program in the Research Center for Group Dynamics
expected to take care
of her husband, obey at Michigan’s Institute for Social Research asserts that
him, have children, “Scripts define situations and guide behavior: The

take care of them…” person first selects a script to represent the situation
A violation of the script and then assumes a role in the script. Once a script
elicits an underlying has been learned, it may be retrieved at some later
attribution, such as time and used as a guide for behavior.” Huesmann

“she is rebellious, further proposed that, “… observed violence not only
disrespectful, or provides scripts for future behavior but also triggers
mean.” the recall of existing aggressive scripts. If these scripts

- Cristina Bicchiere are rehearsed, their recall in the future will be more
likely. If undampened, this cumulative learning

process can build enduring schemas for aggressive behavior that persist into adulthood.” 4

Social norms tell a lot about an individual as well as a community and their propensity for
different types of violent behaviour. As the norms are internalised, and even when they

differ between, and even within, communities, the tendency is to conform. By violating
norms, the individual, family or community may experience feelings of guilt or shame, and

can face scorn, scandal, social disapproval, banishment or punishment.

Honesty is a general
Researchers suggest that changes in social norms value. The expectation
must come from the bottom up, ensuring stakeholder that students will not

engagement from the very start. The most important cheat in the
question to ask is “What are the drivers of script change?” 6 examinations is
a norm. 5

LEARNING VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR

Several definitions of violence are used, depending on the focus, for example, whether the
definition is for legal, medical, or sociological purposes. The WHO defines violence as “the

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4 L. Rowell Huesmann. “An Information Processing Model for the Development of Aggression.” Aggressive Behavior.
Vol. 14 Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1988
5 Difference between Norms and Values of Society!” YourArticleLibrary.com http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/
society/difference-between-norms-and-values-of-society/35068
6 Forum on Global Violence Prevention. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2018 Apr 6.

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