PEACEST 1A03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - International Law, Johan Galtung, Denmark
20 Nov 2018
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Violence consists of any verbal or physical strategy that attempts to convince, control or compel others to your point of view. wilmot and hocker, 2011, p. 180. Self-directed violence is subdivided into suicidal behaviours including suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, and completed suicide; and self-abuse including acts such as self mutilation. World health organization suggests the following categories of the nature of violent acts: It may include political repressions, economic impoverishment, marginalization, psychological alienation. It may proceed unnoticed for a long time and slowly erodes values and degrades human lives. Cultural violence is an aspect of culture that legitimizes structural and direct violence (e. g. the. Physical aggression is almost always preceded by the verbal aggression. Women and children suffer many more injuries. Victims of abuse are in the no-win situation perpetrators and victims have discrepant narratives about violence. 1. violent responses to conflict are learned (those who act violently experienced and/or witnessed violence before).
