If you go out and have unprotected sex with lots of…
“If you go out and have unprotected sex with lots of people, that behavior puts you at risk. Similarly, violent behavior can spread. One violent act can elicit a response. It can spread to people in a peer group so that they feel that they have to respond. It can pass generation to generation almost like a genetic disease.”
About This Quote
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Risky sexual behavior and violent actions can spread through social groups and generations, akin to a contagion.
In simple terms: Bad behaviors spread like disease.
Break cycles of harmful behavior.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- public health campaigns
- education programs
- community interventions
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What can stop a harmful behavior from spreading?
- How do you intervene in a risky peer group?
Changing behavior is difficult.