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Violence: Family Violence
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Violent content was found to become more common in later hours of prime time. Violence was 149% more frequent during the second hour of prime time than during the Family Hour in 2002. Fights were 16% more common; graphic depictions increased in frequency from .02 instances per hour during the Family Hour to .54 instances per hour during the 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) time slot; and depictions of death increased from .13 instances per hour to .87 during the second hour of prime time.
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The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) works to end violence against women and children around the world, because every person has the right to live free of violence. In 2003, the FVPF and The Advertising Council launched a campaign to encourage men to teach boys that violence against women is wrong. Coaching Boys into Men includes television, radio and print public service announcements, and numerous resources. The FVPF's Founding Fathers campaign includes CEOs, professional athletes, entertainers, coaches and others who are mobilizing men to teach the next generation to treat women and girls with honor and respect, and to teach boys that violence does not equal strength. More information is available at www.endabuse.org.
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Violence is designed to keep women suppressed in the family and society. It starts from childhood and is part of the way parents bring up their daughters, for instance, always telling them 'Don't speak loudly.' According to the prevailing social customs, if a woman is the victim of violence, she is blamed rather than sympathized with.
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The announcement took place in Annapolis at the inaugural meeting of the Governor's Council on Family Violence Prevention. Grant funds come from the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, which collects no-longer-used wireless phones to be refurbished, recycled or sold; proceeds are donated to domestic violence advocacy groups or used to purchase wireless phones with airtime for use by victims.
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From April 23 to May 3, 2007, Hart Research conducted this national survey for the Family Violence Prevention Fund and Verizon Wireless among a representative sample of 1,020 American men age 18 and over. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
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