preventing violence
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PREVENTING VIOLENCE. 8TH GRADE MRS. ANDERSON. WHAT IS VIOLENCE?. ANY ACTIONS OR WORDS THAT HURT PEOPLE OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT. MAKES PEOPLE FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES. MAY NOT EVEN FEEL SAFE WHERE THEY LIVE OR WORK. WHAT IS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PREVENTING VIOLENCE
8TH GRADE
MRS. ANDERSON
WHAT IS VIOLENCE?
• ANY ACTIONS OR WORDS THAT HURT PEOPLE OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.
• MAKES PEOPLE FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
• MAY NOT EVEN FEEL SAFE WHERE THEY LIVE OR WORK.
WHAT IS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR?
• VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT HURTS OTHERS.
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
• PUSHING• HITTING• NAME-
CALLING• TEASING
• DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
• USING WEAPONS
• TOUCHING
FORMS OF VIOLENCE
MEDIA VIOLENCE - SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT .
• NEWSPAPERS
• TV
• VDEO GAMES
• MOVIES
FAMILY VIOLENCE
• PARENTS MAY BECOME VIOLENT TOWARD ONE ANOTHER.
• PARENTS MAY BECOME VIOLENT TOWARD A CHILD.
RANDOM VIOLENCE• VIOLENCE THAT IS NOT DIRECTED
AT A SPECIFIC PERSON.• SPRAYING PROPERTY WITH PAINT.• THROWING ROCKS• PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED BY
RANDOM VIOLENCE.
HOW IS CONFLICT DIFFERENT FROM
VIOLENCE?
•A CONFLICT IS A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE.
•VIOLENCE IS OFEN THE RESULT OF CONFLICT, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE.
WHAT IS INTERNAL CONFLICT?
A SITUATION IN WHICH A PERSON DOESN’T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
HAVING TWO IDEAS AND NOT BEING SURE WHICH
IS BEST.
WHO DOES VIOLENCE AFFECT?
•ABOUT HALF OF THE MURDERS IN THE US HAPPEN AMONG PEOPLE WHO KNOW EACH OTHER.
•1992 - 4.3 AMERICANS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME.
CRIMES
• ROBBERY
• ASSAULT
• MURDER
• AGES OF 12 AND 24