Chapter 13

12/5/18

Chapter 13 is about violence and who is more likely to be affected.  According to the FBI, overall crime and especially violent crimes had steadily gone up from 1970 to 2000, and then started to decline again up until recently.  Although crime rates fluctuate through the years, one thing to remember is the only crimes that we can calculate are the ones that are reported.  Over the past decade, gun violence has gone up in schools.  College campuses are being subjected to violent protests and counter protests.  Violence can often be caused by aggression whether it be primary or reactive.  There are different types of violence, such as interpersonal which includes acts on an individual from another individual.  Examples of this are homicides and assaults.  There can be hate crimes or bias motivated crimes that must include some type of prejudice or discrimination.  There can be family related violence, referred to as domestic.  This includes the use of force to control and maintain power over another person in the home or environment.  There is also child abuse or neglect as well as intimate partner violence.  Rape is another type of violence which often times goes un-reported.  Rape is considered penetration without the victims consent.  It is the most extreme form of sexual assault which is any act in which one person is sexually intimate with another person without that persons consent.  Often times, rape is carried out by someone the victim knows personally, this is called acquaintance rape.  Another form of sexual violence is sexual harassment which is any unwelcome sexual conduct that is related to any condition of employment or evaluation of student performance.    The chapter also goes over collective violence, which is carried out by groups against other groups.  These acts can be related to political, governmental, religious, cultural, or social clashes.  Examples of these would be terrorism and gang violence.  To avoid being victims to violence we can practice a few things.  To avoid risks on social networking sites, we can avoid posting anything we wouldn’t want someone to access elsewhere on the web.  We can also avoid posting compromising content.  If meeting a stranger for the first time in person, bring a friend or at least let one know where you are going.  We can also practice self-defense in the form of martial arts or our second amendment rights.  Campus law enforcement and changes in the campus environment are working towards preventing violent attacks on college students.  We can avoid risks of violence on the road by avoiding distracted driving, by means of texting or by driving impaired.  The chapter also tells us to where a helmet while biking and obey the rules of the road.  We can injure our hearing through excessive exposure to loud noise.  We can wear ear protection during this exposure to protect our hearing.  We can avoid exposing ourselves to toxic chemicals in our home and avoid smoking in the house to avoid house fires. We can avoid injury at work through proper lifting of heavy objects as well as keeping our posture acceptable while sitting.

As far as my health journey this week, I managed to get to my goal weight and had a great end to the week last week.  I did skip the gym for a few days to start this week however, because I had to work varying hours at work that threw my schedule out of whack.  I also had to work on a final paper last night  and skipped the gym to not break my concentration.  Normally I like to go to the gym because it helps my concentration in my studies, but I ended up having a very limited amount of time after I finished work.  Im looking to get back on track for the last part of this week as well as make time to hit the gym on the weekend.  As for avoiding violent situations, I like to be aware of my surroundings and situation and practice self-defense techniques constantly.  Attached is a picture of me that my girlfriend took.  I hate this picture because I am on my phone and not paying attention to life happening around me.  This is behavior that I typically try to avoid because I feel like as a society, we are too far absorbed in our phones.