1. Violence Violence- Behavior designed to inflict injury or to damage property. Intention is to control.

2. Truths about violence Violence multiplies violence It is a choice Emerges in everyday life Culture has desensitized us to it.

3. Forms of Violence Social –Kinds? Psychological—Kinds? Economic –Kinds? Physical – Kinds? Legal –Kinds? (The forms feed the causes visa versa)

4. Experience of teen violence Alcohol (substance) abuse Bullying Dating violence Depression- Suicide School Violence

5. School violence Gangs Teacher/student Physical fights Weapon Cyber bullying

6. Reasons is it chosen Erupts/escalates because Protection-- ex? Pleasing Possession Perfection Power Popularity

7. Causes of Violence Fear/anger (prejudice/stereotyping) Conflict Skepticism- doubting attitude Breakdown of family and community life Social /economic problems How people view one another. (Pg 204/205)

8. 10 Top Causes Media (TV, music video games, internet) Substance Abuse Gangs Unemployment Weapons Poverty Peer Pressure Broken Homes Poor Family Environment Intolerance/Igno rance Religion

9. Types of violence Explicit violence – a situation in which someone is physically harmed or killed by direct action Hidden violence- a situation in which someone is harmed or killed indirectly, because of various social actions…(allowing a child to go hungry) pg 203

10. Primary causes of violence Anger and Conflict- Jesus claims both are inevitable Anger is one way God gave us to express ourselves, but not as a weapon.

11. Jesus and anger Jesus became angry at hypocrisy, injustice, abuse, dishonoring of the Father. He showed us a way to express passion without violating the other.

12. Anger-an utilitarian emotion resulting from frustration or stress. Four doors to anger Hurt pride or lost self-esteem Changing needs from aging in families Tensions from different views of the same situation injustices

13. How to handle anger Goal is to face it and find the appropriate way of expressing it. Each of us has a responsibility to understand and manage angry feelings so that we do no harm to ourselves or others

14. Handling anger is to handle conflict Practice calm, take time, listen Respect feelings—your and others. Understanding doesn’t mean agreeing Not all anger can be resolved, but it can be processed Seek affirmations with the truth