Disturbing Behavior Chapter Summary

Introduction After reading all 232 pages of Disturbing Behavior: 53 Alarming Trends of Teens and How to Spot Them, its authors, Lee Vukich and Steve Vandegriff, has successfully enlightened me regarding disturbing behaviors teens undergo. This book is an essential to any Christian parent or youth worker since it covers issues that teens struggle with. Through 53 chapters, each one effectively discussed an issue a teen may be dealing with, Vukich and Vandegriff achieve their goal: “to raise awareness so when you [the reader] are faced with these issues, you will have a Reader’s Digest condensed version of what you are dealing with.” By using biblical stances and common sense, these authors cover major issues, alphabetically. Personally, these
For instance, the chapter entitled abortion included testimonies of three women: a woman from a Catholic, anti-abortion family, who had an abortion when she was 18, who had subsequent consequences such as depression and guilt; a woman who terminated her pregnancy while her boyfriend was unsure and while she was unsure whether she should have the child, and afterward she felt that she was a coward; and lastly, a woman whose mother was against her giving birth to her child. Next, the authors usually provide a comprehensive definition of the issue. For instance, in the chapter concerning hazing, the authors included an accurate definition: “Hazing can be defined as the harm, humiliation, cruelty, intimidation, and oppression of an individual by another individuals or group of individuals.” After defining the issue, a logical following thought is a reason teenagers would partake in these horrid issues. That is, after knowing what the issue is, it makes sense that one would ask why teens undergo these behaviors. Therefore, Vukich and Vandegriff follow the definition by providing possible