Teenage Violence

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Teenage Violence

Let 's take a look at the definition of a teenager first . A teenager is a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity . It is the most crucial stage in a life of a human being where most of our values manners and beliefs are formed . It means he is still a young person which is not yet fully developed . But why is he more idealistic ? Why is he more liberated ? Why is he more susceptible to

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Violent behavior is learned early in life . As an adolescent , the people who can influence him the most are his parents . He lives , eats , plays prays and sleeps with them and there is no wonder why his relationship with his parents would directly affect him . Childhood experiences have a large chunk of what he will become in the future . What he sees in his parents would be more likely to be him when he will become an adult Children imitate everything they see (Richmond

Teenage violence is real . Teenagers see it on the television , hear it on the radio and even see such actual disturbing replicas on the internet games . These channels of communication brought to us by media can give them a mental picture that maybe it is ok ' to do such things especially if it is their favorite actor doing it , associating them as their role model . It teaches them to handle their problems in the wrong way . Another big factor would be peer pressure . Teenagers spend a huge time hanging out with friends and exerting extra efforts just to get in and

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fit in with the gang . They let their friends talk them into something they are not possibly let them do things they would rather not do

The most common types of teenage violence are as follows dating violence , gang violence , drugs and alcohol , and racism (Catey

Dating Violence includes threatening , pushing , shoving , name calling hitting , threatening suicide if partner leaves and pressuring partner to have sexual contact . Teenagers should know how to detect a productive relationship from a violent one . This should be detected early on with the help of parents , teachers or doctors and should be immediately prevented whenever possible . Teaching them how to handle conflicts in their relationships will help them later on to manage their own romantic relationships and possibly prevent violence

Gang Violence is very rampant in today 's generation . Every now and then we hear some news about kids shooting and rambling at school . They are everywhere , big or small , in the community as well as in school . Gangs are attractive because it provides them a sense of belongingness According to Maslow 's , it is the 3rd level in the needs of hierarchy of a human being . Everybody needs to belong and because of this , teenagers found their own group for them to connect with . If a teenager doesn 't have a supporting and communicative family , there is...