Preventing Youth Violence [electronic resource] : Rethinking the Role of Gender and Schools /
Sundaram, V.author.
Young people explain, excuse and justify violence in a range of situations and view violence prevention as a difficult, if not impossible, endeavour. But how do young people form these views, and how can this knowledge be used by schools to reduce youth violence? This book explores these questions in a study with British teenagers.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Why violence prevention, and why now?; Conceptual framework and key concepts; Defining violence; Defining youth; Theoretical frame; Violence and schools; The Young People and Violence study; Preventing youth violence: rethinking the role of gender in schools; 1 The Case for Youth-Informed Violence Prevention; Introduction; Young people and violence; Recognising youth voice in violence prevention; Youth voice in existing violence prevention work
2 Re-Establishing the Link between Gender and ViolenceIntroduction; Re-asserting the link between gender and violence; What is meant by gender?; Existing UK violence prevention campaigns; Expanding the link between gender and violence; 3 Capturing Youth Perspectives on Violence: Approaches and Techniques; Introduction; What has been done already?; Youth violence; Gender, youth and violence; Young People and Violence: design and methods; Accessing schools and participants; Focus group discussions; Vignettes; Statements; Photographs; Ethical considerations
Listening to young people's talk about violenceNew insights; 4 What Is Violence? Characterisations and Understandings of Violence; Introduction; What do we know already?; Young people's conceptualisations of violence; What is violence?; Who is violent?; Place and space; Gender matters; Violence by men towards men; Violence by men towards women; Violence by women towards men; 'Picturing' violence; Conclusions; 5 Asserting Gender through Narratives about Violence; Introduction; What do we know already?; Children's and young people's talk about violence; Talk, violence and gender
Violence as un/acceptableUnacceptable violence; 'Serious' and 'silly' violence; Acceptable/understandable violence; Violence as un/deserved; Violence and intimate relationships; Deserved violence; Violence and men; Deserved violence; Violence as un/preventable; The nature of men; Culpable victims; 'A few, sick men'; Battling (with) masculinity; Prevention through punishment; Conclusions; 6 What Is the Role of Schools in Violence Prevention?; Introduction; Why schools?; School-based violence prevention; 7 Examining the Role of (Gender in) Schools in Preventing Youth Violence; Introduction
What do we know already?Youth perspectives on violence prevention: what can/do schools do?; Schools (can) do nothing to prevent violence; Schools do something to prevent violence; What do young people's views tell us about preventing youth violence?; The potential of sex and relationships education; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Young people explain, excuse and justify violence in a range of situations and view violence prevention as a difficult, if not impossible, endeavour. But how do young people form these views, and how can this knowledge be used by schools to reduce youth violence? This book explores these questions in a study with British teenagers.
Sociology.
Juvenile delinquents.
Gender identity in education.
Gender Studies.
Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.
Gender and Education.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Sociology of Education.
Sociology of Education.