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The purpose of its creators might not be to fan the
flames of family and domestic violence, quite the
contrary, they might strive to strengthen the pillars and
foundation of the family, however, there is a widening gap
between what we name as purpose and what happens in
reality in media programs.
It is even possible that avarice and greediness of
children and their luxurious life demands will create a
series of false needs and desires in the viewers and
encourage them to achieve such luxuries.
New theories in family violence are attempting to
investigate the fundamental reasons that make families
prone toward violence.
According to recent theories, violence against women is
not restricted to only a person or a family, but is in fact a
reflection of the widespread sexual and economic
inequality in the whole society.
These scholars believe that violence against women is
not an infraction of the social order, but it is indeed a form
of endorsement of certain kinds of social order. The roots
of such behavior can be traced to the socio-cultural belief
that describe women as inferior and not equal to men.
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Thus, media is not simply a propagator of certain forms
of behavior, media in this case is just reflecting beliefs
and values that the society has tacitly approved.
From the viewpoint of social learning, children that are
exposed to family violence from early childhood, are more
prone to be violent in adult years. This theory point to the
experience and exposure to violence from the early
childhood.

1. Dobash, 1979, p. 15.