Types of Relationships
What are friends?
People we choose to interact with, built on trust and support.
True or False: In a healthy relationship, only one person’s needs matter.
False
What is influence?
The capacity to affect someone’s behaviour or development.
What is a sterotype?
A fixed, oversimplified idea about a group.
True or False: All assumptions about people are fair and accurate?
False
What are acquaintances?
People we may see often but are not close to.
When both people listen to each other and take turns sharing thoughts, it shows good
communication
Who and how can people influence our dailey decisions? 3 Examples.
Parents can affect what we eat, friends can affect what we do (especially at school), Teahcers affect what we learn.
What is prejudice?
Thinking negatively about someone before knowing them.
Believing that people are created equal but not the same encourages?
Inclusion
What is family? Give an Example?
People we are connected to by blood or legal ties.
Name two characteristics of a respectful relationship other than trust and honesty.
Respect, Loyalty, Reliability etc.
Why is having a sense of belonging important? Provide one example.
A sense of belonging helps people feel valued, safe and welcomed. An example is having a sense of belonging with friends helps us feeling like we belong.
What are raciel sterotypes? How they be used to negatively affect someone?
Sterotyes that are based of different races, cultures or ethnic groups. Raciel sterotypes can be used to negatively affect someone going for a job as preconceptions about people based on culture or race is not a indicator of ability to complete a task.
When someone is treated unfairly because of prejudice it is?
Discrimination
What are characteristics of friendship?
honesty, support, and loyalty.
What is the difference between 'red' and 'green' flags? Provide examples for each.
Red flags are negative characteristics/traits such as controlling, Green flags are positive characteristics/traits such as loyalty or trustworthy.
When someone doesn't have a strong self of belonging what are they more less likely to do? 2 examples.
Socialise or Engage in activites (sport, extra-curricular).
Name one stereotype you might see in a school community how it could affect someone?
Nerd sterotype for someone who is academic, it can affect them positively as this sterotype might provide opportunites to learning experiences others would have. Example; a teacher thinks a student is nerd so they are given a chance to go on an excursion that others are not.
Name one strategy to challenge discrimination in the community?
Speak up and report it! If in school can talk to a trusted teacher, if outside can talk to authorities.
What are the four types of Relationships? Give an example for each.
Friend (school freind), Family (Mother), Acquantice (work partner) and Romantic (Boyfriend).
What are some steps to take to aid a friend if you notice they are in an unhealthy relationship?
Speak to them, talk to a trust adult, talk to authorities, help educate the friend on availablehelplines (1800 55 1800)
Why is connection/belonging to country important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
It's important as their cultural beliefs and ways of life are rooted within their connection to country and their sense of beloning with thier country. Examples are the morals that they pass on through dreamtime stories are based on the connection to the landthat they have.
Liam just moved to a new school. On his first day, he wore a hoodie with a band logo on it.
A group of students whispered,
“People who listen to that are scary and probably cause fights.”They tell others not to talk to Liam because “he’s probably a troublemaker.”
What type of behaviour are the students showing? What can this lead to? and what negative affect will this have on liam?
They are showing prejudice, and this can lead to exclusion and feelings of not belonging at the school. Liam may feel like he has no friends thus he may not try to socialise leading to a decline in mental health.
Your school notices that some students are being left out of group activities because of their cultural background.
What is two actions you could take to make sure everyone feels included, respected and that this is avoided in the furture?
Invite those students to join your group, Learn about and celebrate their culture in class, talk to a teacher to organise activities where everyone is involved.