Section BF

Topic: Social Causes of Teen Violence

Below are some possible “Pro/Con” claims on the social cause of teen violence.  You can select one of these “Pro/Con” claims for your researched debate essay, or you can develop one of your own. Once you select your "Pro/Con" claims, you will then need to develop three reasons for each character’s claim.

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Character A:  Media influence is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Media influence is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Violent video games are the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Violent video games are not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Peer pressure is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Peer pressure is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Violent cartoons when watched at a young age are the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Violent cartoons when watched at a young age are not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Early exposure to violent media is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Early exposure to violent media is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A: Adult behavior is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Adult behavior is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Bad parenting is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Bad parenting is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Desire for supremacy in terms of race is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Desire for supremacy in terms of race is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Desire for supremacy in terms of class is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B: Desire for supremacy in terms of class is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A: Poverty is the social cause of teen violence because….

Character B:  Poverty is not the social cause of teen violence because….

 

Character A:  Personal gain is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Personal gain is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Cultural images of teen behavior [or, society’s expectation of violent behavior from teens] is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B:  Cultural images of teen behavior [or, society’s expectation of violent behavior from teens] is not the social cause of teen violence because…

 

Character A:  Teens’ mental instability is the social cause of teen violence because…

Character B: Teens’ mental instability is not the social cause of teen violence because…