Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...

Violence and Risk Taking Behaviour
Public Profile
Unit #3 Activity #5
Teaching Learning Strategy #1
Teacher Resource (Background Information)
Personal Opinion Survey Fact Sheet
Catholic Profile
Unit #2 Activity #2
Teaching Learning Strategy N/A
Statement 1: Assaulted people could just leave their partner if they really wanted to.
A person may stay in an abusive relationship for many reasons. For example:
-fears for his/her own safety or safety of children
-depends on his/her partnerÕs income
-has low self-esteem
-has no where else to go
-partner has threatened to harm him/her if he/she leaves
-worried about personal immigration status or partnerÕs immigration status
Statement 2: Some people provoke assaults and deserve the violence that they
experience.
No one ever deserves to be beaten. Assaulted people report a wide range of incidents that
trigger violence. For example: ÒI fried the egg the wrong way,Ó ÒI didnÕt turn down the
radio enough,Ó or ÒI went out with friends without askingÓ. Violence most often is the
result of the abuserÕs desire for power and control over his/her partner.
Statement 3: Racism and/or poverty cause violence.
Sometimes, people in our society who feel the least powerful look to those who they
perceive to be weak, to make themselves feel more powerful. Those who feel that they
do not have power can be found in all cultures and socio-economic classes. Racism and
poverty do not cause violence.
Statement 4: Alcohol causes family violence.
While abuse is often associated with alcohol and drugs, the alcohol and drugs do not
cause the violence. Alcohol and drugs often lead to impaired thinking and feelings and
affect the violence but do not cause it.
Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30), Module #3 Violence and Risk Taking Behaviour
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