Who decides?

Instructions

  1. Open a word document.
  2. Read the two scenarios and answer the questions that follow.
  3. Save your responses in an appropriate place.

Scenario 1

Sarah and Andrew have just started going out. Sarah is in Year 10 and Andrew is in Year 12 and has got his P’s. Sarah is the only one in her group that has a boyfriend with a licence and likes the fact that Andrew can pick her up from work and drive her to parties on the weekend. Andrew is a good driver but when his friends are around he shows off and drives really fast. Sarah feels unsafe and is worried that Andrew will have an accident when he drives this fast. She hasn’t said anything to Andrew as she is scared he will dump her.

On the weekend, Andrew picked Sarah up and droves her to a party. Andrew’s friend Samuel was in the car and Andrew drove really fast. Sarah asked Andrew to slow down. Both the boys laughed and Andrew drove faster. Sarah arrived at the party all shaken and told Andrew that she won’t get in the car with him again if he drives that fast. Andrew wasn’t happy about Sarah’s decision and didn’t talk to her all night.

Questions

  1. List the decisions Sarah has to make?
  2. Outline who or what influences Sarah’s decisions and explain how?
  3. Discuss theeffect these decisions might have on her relationship with Andrew?
  4. List the decisions Andrew has to make?
  5. Outline who or what influences Andrew’s decisions and explain how?
  6. Discuss the effect these decisions might have on his relationship with Sarah?

Scenario 2

Mick is a keen footballer and has been playing for the past eight years. His coach thinks he has a good chance of making the representative side but has told him he needs to develop a more solid and muscular body in order to be competitive with the other boys. Wal, one of Mick’s mates has offered to get him some ‘vitamins’ that are guaranteed to increase his muscle bulk and improve his performance. Mick knows that drug testing takes place and that those who are found using drugs are labelled as cheats and are suspended. Wal tells Mick that he has never been tested and that it is really unlikely that he will be caught, as drug testing is only random. Mick will do anything to make the side but he knows that if he puts in the effort and trains solidly for the next eight weeks he will be able to achieve the results he needs without taking the ‘vitamins’.

Questions

  1. List the decisions Mick has to make?
  2. Outline who or what influences Mick’s decisions and explain how?
  3. Discuss the effect these decisions might have on his relationship with Mick?
  4. List the decisions Mick has to make?
  5. Outline who or what influences Mick’s decisions and explain how?
  6. Discuss the effect these decisions might have on his relationship with Hugo?