Should every teenager watch Adolescence? One in 12 women suffers gender-based violence each year. A new Netflix show interrogates the forces driving this epidemic of misogynistic violence by young perpetrators.
Powerful lessons of a Netflix drama
Glossary
CCTV - Short for closed circuit television. Video camera used to monitor areas for security.
Incel - Short for involuntary celibate, the mostly online subculture defines itself as people who are unable to get a romantic or sexual partner despite wanting one.
Manosphere - A slang word for the varied collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition to feminism.
Indoctrination - Repeating an idea to someone until they accept it without challenging it.
Feat - Accomplishment or achievement.
Domestic abuse - Including controlling, threatening or violent behaviour.
Epidemic - A widespread disease or infection.
Empathy - The capacity to understand and feel the suffering of others.