Abstract
The role of schools in preventing violence among teenagers has been highlighted, as has the development of youth-led prevention initiatives. This paper explores how young people's views on violence influence their perceptions of its preventability, drawing on focus group discussions with 14-16 year-olds from six schools across the north of England. Young people view violence as a highly individualised phenomenon and gender norms play an important role in shaping young people's perceptions of the preventability of violence. The findings presented here suggest that school-based violence prevention must fundamentally address gender norms and expectations in order to challenge young people's acceptance and tolerance of violence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-25 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of interpersonal violence |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 5 Dec 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- gender
- violence
- education
- youth
- schools
