Why do you think violence has been on such a rise with teenagers in the 21st century?

Answer 1

Less parental involvement, resulting in the dissolution of the nuclear family. Too many parents try to substitute activities and other quality of life enhancing goods for actually being involved in their children's lives. Involvement means being home for them and communicating with them. I don't mean just talking to them, but communicating with them. America's work ethic is largely responsible for this decay.

Answer 2

Possibly because the family unit is being strained to the limits and beyond. Most families today need two incomes to satisfy the family needs, however, there are all these commercials which are so appealing to the teen-agers and they think they have to wear these certain kinds of clothes to be "IN with the group." But then, some parents can not afford to buy them. They either tell their child they don't need them to be cool, they are cool just the way they are. But the child's friends don't see it that way, albeit, there could be a few that would agree.

The child's friends who don't agree lead the way to get what they want, stealing what they want, leading them into a life of crime.
Two, some children come from broken homes where neither parent gives them the attention they desperately need so they form gangs and the gangs give these lost kids the attention they crave and they have battles between themselves. Some kids end up dead at 12 or 13 years old. The more the family falls apart, the more the violence is going to rise.

Answer 3

There are many reasons and they very for each and every teenager you are talking about. Yes, some may be due to bad parenting skills or just lack of parental guidance. I believe the fact the God and moral absolutes have been taken out of school and society plays a major part. Teens also have to take personal responsibility for their actions which should be taught at home. If they had all these things there would not be near the problems we have now.

Answer 4

It is parenting. Parents nowadays want to give their kids everything that they couldn't have when they were growing up. They are thinking this is good but it is not teaching the child how to provide for themselves. They are given everything and do not have to earn it so they have no respect. A lot of teenagers are also being raised without father figures and are not being taught good moral values. Parents let entertainment on T.V. and Music raise there children for them so the kids aren't realizing what it is...ENTERTAINMENT!!! They all want to be the people they idolize in entertainment and have no real guidance. It is a real problem that will not be going away anytime soon.

Answer 5

Probably due that they demand respect, but don't show any. Many younger people have grow up in a environment of excess as compared to those of the 50's, 60's, 70's and before. Being that the 80's and 90's have brought alot of advancement to everyday life, these same younger people have grown up with a sense of entitlement, a belief that everyone is a "victim" of something or someone else, and that law and order is just a TV show and not something that applies to them.

Answer 6

Because parents of teenagers in the 21st century are pansies and don't discipline their kids. (Note: this is a generalization because the question is too). If parents would discipline their kids instead of letting the children do whatever they want then there would be far fewer problems, and the kids wouldn't whine as much.

Oh yeah, and rap probably has something to do with it. Well rap sucks anyway, but it also glorifies violence, robbery, objectification of women, stupidity, and other illegal or stupid activities.

Answer 7

Possibly because the majority of past parents used physical punishment to teach children to behave appropriately. It was quite acceptable in past generations to belt children/teenagers into submission. Many more children within society have grown into teenagers fearing the very people (parents) that are suppose to guide and teach them appropriate social behaviour. Fear does not teach appropriate behaviour, it teaches children to do the same to other to gain a personal feeling of power. Relationships quite easily become based on a power struggle....teenagers are using violence to communicate and feel powerful mainly because their parents used the same technique to gain power of them as children thinking if they could control the child then the child would grow up to obey the rules. Parents who use physical punishment are modelling to children this is how you get what you want, this is how you get others to give you what you want. Violence breeds violence it disempowers children whose basic survival instinct is to exhibit external behaviour that will make them feel empowered. Consequently respectful reciprocal communication between parent and child will help foster a sense of belonging, empower the child and provide a basis for the child to be open about respecting social boundaries whether it be within the family environment or the community itself. If the parent provides a mutually respectful relationship governed by boundaries for the child to develop within the family environment, the child in turn learns more appropriate social skills thus violence is less likely to be included in the childs survival kit as they develop into teenagers and then adulthood.

Answer 8

DAYCARE--parents are too busy and find the children not one of their priorities they are too busy working,teens are depending on tv and peers to instill their values---they dont know any better-there is no such thing as a bad kid or TEENAGER---just BAD parents

Answer 9

Popular media simple as that. It is nothing for all forms of media to show people getting shot or blown up. Or show other crazy stuff...... Oh and parents parents are definitly to blame in most cases. Said it before will say it again....know what your child is watching and doing

Answer 10

Because they know there are no consequences for their actions. All because parents have no control BUT if the teen does something wrong, the parents are held accountable. I say beat the crap out of them before they get big enough to bully everyone.
BEAT THEM like your parents would have if you misbehaved. (You may only know about this if you are in your late 40s or older.