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5. The problem with that is they miss out on the peer to peer cultural norms.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 06:33 PM
Mar 2019

Students are very tribal, and in class they tend to act as a group. If they learn about something negative, like rape, they react with disapproval and condemnation that establishes a strong social bond between them and solidifies what the group defines as unacceptable behaviors. The whole class becomes united and everyone opposes rape, but the kids who test out without getting the feedback from their peer group, or feeling the peer pressure to conform and adapt, those kids might develop some independent excuse to condone rape.

Social norms are powerful motivators, but kids need to learn that people just like them share strong feelings and opinions about what are acceptable and unacceptable behaviors that will impact the rest of their lives.

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