the most important practices of violence against Arab children in visual media

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This study examined the most important practices of violence against Arab children in visual media. The study sought to achieve a number of goals which had been to clarify to what  extent the Arab child was affected by the information material provided, as well as, to identify the most important forms and manifestations of violence against the

Arab child through the mass media, to illustrate the influences of what child sees in the visual media, and its role in the formation of his personality plus acceptance of the other, The field study was applied on a Purposive sample of two hundred children of different Arab nationalities. The sample included the study of children with special needs. The researcher relied on interview form tool the study concluded that the violence against the Arab child in the visual media is very severe. There are painful photos of children being shown by television, which harms children's feelings and generates negative energy towards the society marked by violence and hatred. The various forms of violence in visual media affect children negatively and transmit new values, views, and form of behavior that conflict with and even clash with the values of society.

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