RELIGST 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Johan Galtung, Structural Violence, Domestic Violence

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2H03
• Professor: Ann Pearson

Document Summary

Johan galtung describes violence as: any action, word, attitude, structure, or system that causes physical, psychological and/or ecological damage, preventing people from reaching their full potential . * violence is defined as the cause of the difference between the potential and the actual physical and psychological well-being of individuals; * violence is that which increases this distance when the distance is avoidable. Direct violence has 4 elements associated with it: * an identifiable actor or group of actors; * a clear physical or psychological harm; and. * an identifiable victim who suffers the harm. Interpersonal (usually direct violence) what happens between people acting in their private lives, without regard to occupational roles or formal institutions, e. g. * assault and battery corporal punishment. * homicide and murder kidnapping rape and sexual assault robbery suicide (and other forms of self-violence) verbal abuse, threats, and intimidation. Institutional (direct and indirect) what happens within an institutional context vis-a-vis the action of institutional agents.