A) Study and learn the following words and word combinations

 

SOCIETY?

to be the reflection ofsocietal problems;

to be confronted with violent social structures;

the lack ofcredibility of political leaders who condemn the violence ofothers but justify their

own;

to be cheated by society;

to get back at society;

lack of ideals or achievable goals ;

open racism;

animosity towards foreigners (xenophobia);

to reflect society;

to mimic the behaviour of adults;

spiralling impoverishment of children's lives.

 

HOME ENVIRONMENT?

negative effects of inadequate parental guidance;

negative role modelling on the part of adults;

to be left to one's own devices;

emotional needs are not taken care ofby children families;

changing family structures;

  school phobia

divorced/separated parents;

one-parent f ami1ies;

physical/sexual abuse of children;

absent/good fornothing fathers.

 

 

SCHOOL?

School violence;

to be expected to compete with each other forgrades;

attention and privileges;

there is a tremendous pressure on children;

to ignore the physical and emotional needs of children;

not to be in a position to work co-operatively in groups;

to spend most of one's time sitting quietly in rows;

to leave almost no room for decisionmaking by pupils ;

frustration;

lack ofmatch between school aims and student aims;

agressive role model;

petty rules;

excess compulsion;

not to allow smb. to develop to one's full potential;

 

THE STREET?

to be streetwise;

peer pressure;

a bleak/rough neighbourhood;

to resort to street techniques;

to support drug habits;

to follow the crowd.

 

MEDIA?

To be increasingly exposed to violence through video, television and cinema;

to have a direct bearing on sb’s behaviour;

to present a picture of a world in which problems are solved;

by violence and force;

video violence, violent videos;

to glorify violence and pornography;

double standards ofa society which protests against horror videos for children but which

prints headline stories ofsex and crime in its daily newspapers;

to be corrupted by;

blood-and-guts rubbish;

to foster actual violence;

to be prone to violence;

to see too much violence and sex;

to offer barbarous delights that parents find it hard to keep up with;

screen violence;

to stimulate aggressive behaviour;

TV violence;

exposure to media violence;

consistent viewing of violence;

the acceptance of aggressive attitudes;

the aggressor effect;

the victim effect;

link between watching and committing violence;

the bystander effect;

the appetite effect;

aggressive/violent/negative behaviour;

to provoke violence;

to commit acts of vandalism;

increasing aggression among children;

violent influences;

children’s experience of violence;

to be prone to destructive behaviour.