Why Are Adolescents Violent?
The article elaborates on the factors why adolescents are violent in the U.S. They are violent because during childhood, they did not learn non-violent strategies to meet their needs and respond to emotions like anger, frustration and fear. Research reveals that the two principal processes that control the developmental pathway for aggression in childhood are the ideas a child learns about aggression and their experiences as a child where aggressive behavior is modeled and reinforced.
