Many American high school students encounter or witness some form of youth generated violence every day in their schools, neighborhoods, and homes. The second tape in a three-volume series entitled Conflict Resolution: Breaking the Barriers of Violence (the other titles are Understanding Violence and Preventing Violence, series price: $275) combines interviews with teenagers--both perpetrators and victims of violence--and adult experts to explore a variety of types of violent experience, including bullying, hate crimes, gang-related activity, and sexual assault. The target audience, however, is unclear: is this aimed at teenagers, or meant to inform adults about the issues young people face? The testimonials, while honest and emotional, are sometimes too inconclusive, with the result that the overly dramatic music and camerawork turns them into sob stories without offering any real lessons. Occasional mismatching of images and narrative are also confusing: what do slo-mo close-ups of an adolescent playing a guitar have to do with how to deal with a bully? While there is some good information given on how to take action against existing violence, most of it appears statically in text cards after each section, highlighting various sound bites from the adult experts. Optional. A better choice here would be the 2-vol. set Saving Our Schools from Hate and Violence (VL-11/99). Aud: H, P. (E. Gieschen)
Taking Action Against Violence
(1999) 30 min. $98. Cambridge Educational. PPR. Vol. 15, Issue 5
Taking Action Against Violence
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