PROPER BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
Behavior is the way a person does things in particular situation.A person behavior can change due to his or her mood,place or the person he or she is dealing with for example. 1. Mood,when person is happy,he or she behaves differently from the way he or she behave when angry or sad.
2. Place, a student in the classroom behaves differently from the or she behave in the pay-ground.
3. Persons one is dealing with, a student behave differently when dealing with fellow student or friends,teachers,parents,relatives or strangers.
There are two major types of behavior these are:-
1. Proper behavior ,also known as good behavior.
2. Improper behavior also known as bad behavior.
PROPER BEHAVIOR.
This is behavior which is an acceptable to the society.Example of such as behavior includes honesty,love ,kindness,obedience,sympathy and co-operation.
These types of behavior may originate from various places in the society;these include;
1. Parents, good parents guide their children to wards proper wards proper behavior.
2. Mass media, radio,television,news paper and other types of media have programmers or articles which teach people good behavior.
3. Proper education, people who get proper formal as well as informal education usually have good behavior.
4. Good friends
5. Religious teaching.
ELEMENT OF PROPER BEHAVIOR.
1. Respect for parents,relatives and other people
2. Use of proper language,this means not using abusive language.
3. Taking part in community activities suc as minerals,wedding and environment conservation.
4. Proper dressing,dressing which is socially acceptable.
5. Working hard
6. Helping others.
Importance of behaving properly.
The following are some of the benefits of proper behavior in society.
The members of the –benefits of proper behavior in society.
1. There is unity,peace and harmony in the society.
2. The members of the society are helpful and co-operative with each other.
3. Everyone in the society is free to exercise their right and fulfill their responsibilities.
4. There is development and prosperity in the society as people work hard.
IMPROPER BEHAVIOR.
This is behavior which is not acceptable in the society.Example of improper behavior include:-
1. Use of abusive language
2. Prostitution
3. Taking illicit drugs
4. Laziness
5. Fighting
6. Stealing and robbery
7. Causing trouble and disturbing
8. Disrespect for school rules
9. Disrespect for parents,elders and relatives
10. Arrogance is being rude because one feat that he or she is more important.
Improper behavior can be a result of many factors some of these factors are:-
1. Lack of parental care and guidance, parents do not spend enough time with their children to know their problems.
2. Mass,media Television ,radio the inter not and news papers play a great role in changing people’s behavior.Some of the programmers and articles expose young people to violence prostitution and other social evils.
3. Poverty, some people may be forced to engage in bad habits because of their poor economics status.For-example ,they may steal or engage in prostitution to earn money.
4. Drunkenness, drinking alcohol excessively can make someone lose control of his or her action,resulting in improper behavior.
5. Lack of proper education, education is an important tool in changing bad behavior.
6. Friends, some friends are not good.They can be lead one in to truancy use of abuse language,drugs prostitution and absence from school.
Some friends are not good.They can lead one in to truancy use of abuse language,drugs prostitution and absence from school.
Consequences of improper behavior.
Improper behavior may rescue in bad consequence some of the are:-
1. Spread of HIV and AIDS due to prostitution and sharing of needle for injecting drugs.
2. Crimes such as robbery and rape.
3. Social problems such as drug abuse,homosexuality and corruption.
4. Family problems such as lack as lack of food,unwanted pregnancies and early mirage.
5. Poverty,when people do not work and therefore do not produce wealth.
6. Lawlessness in the society people does not respect each others.
HOW TO CONTROL IMPROPER BEHAVIOR.
Several measure can be taken to control improper behavior some of these measure are:-
1. Mass education on good behavior among members of the society.
2. Parent need to be closer to their children and spend quality time them counseling and guiding them.
3. People who belong to different faiths should adhere to their religious teaching on good behavior.
4. The government should enforce the existing law to cur anti-social behavior.
5. The importation pornographic material should be banned.
6. School and college should educate young people on how to behave properly in the society.
7. The government should ensure all children get formal education,parent should be encouraged to make their children to school.
RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
A decision is the choice which an individual makes after thinking through different option in a given situation.
Decision making is one way of solving problems responsible decision –making involves making.
A choice after carefully considering all the option available and using particular creative to make the best choice.
IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING.
Decision making is important for the following.
1. It builds a sensor of commitment when members of the society are involved in making decision that affects them.
2. It facilitates proper utilization of available resources.
3. It ensures as sense of equality;this is due to the equal participation of members in decision in making.
4. It ensure efficiency because members of the society make decision on that concern them.
5. It creates a sense of collective responsibility in carrying out tasks and making policies.
6. It encourages a person to achieve what he or she planned to do
