Structural Violence Flashcards
Structural violence is
a social structure that stop people to reach their full potential.
Oppression is
vast and deep injustices some groups suffer as a consequence of interaction, media, cultural stereotype… (sound like imbibed on culture)
Colonialism is
One group over another one.
Imperialism is
measure takes to establish colonization
The Oppression Tree:
Systemic (root, colonialism, white supremacy)–> Practices/beliefs –> Visible outcomes (racist, jokes..)
Cycle of Oppression:
–>Oppression–>Biased info (lead to stereotype from groups,fixed image, politics reinforcement oppression) –> Prejudice –> Discrimination –>
Different axis of Opression:
- Axis of Gender
- Axis of race or ethnicity
- Other axis of oppression (refugee, homophobia, poverty, abiligism, agism..)
What is the more profitable for organized-crime group to trafficking?
Human trafficking for sex trade
What is one of the important place for human trafficking in Canada?
Montreal
Systemic racism is
Social exclusion, it maintain and reproduce avoidable and unfair inequalities across ethnicity group.
Interpersonal racism is
Day to day interaction (Eg. being ignored, name-calling, physical or sexual violence)
Epistemic racism is
Positioning of one racialized group as superior to another
Internalized racism is
internalization of negative attitude (modern racism) (Eg. stereotype, beliefs, attitudes..)
Solutions to address the structural violence form Lydia Cacho:
Legally register all births
Have all women access to decent jobs, social security, and the right to housing and healthcare.
Have a justice system to assist victims.
Global solutions: 50/50
Campaigns to promote gender equality
investing in gender equality at national and international level
Establish new action plans, strategies and policies on gender equality
Introduction of new laws and revision of existing ones to promote.
Solutions for indigenous health:
- Indigenous self-gouvernance (band council)
- Active involvement in attemps to restaure title to traditional lands
- Preserve Indigenous language and culture
- Restore the historic place of women in band council
- Regain control on own educational practices and child protection services, judicial and community safetu matters.
Ecological Model of Influences on violence:
Individual–> relationship –> community –> society
Risk for violence perpetration in the Individual aspect:
Male, minorities, aboriginal canadians, limited education.
Risk for violence perpetration in the relationship/family aspect:
Witnessing parental violence, experiencing abuse/aggressive violence, low socioeconomic status
Risk for violence perpetration in the community aspect:
Violent peers, peers with weapons, community poverty, high-crime neighbourhoods, diff. accessing social services.
Risk for violence perpetration in the society aspect:
Income gap/disparity, gender norms supporting inequality, poor sanctions against violence, limited control of weapons, alcohol, conflict or disaster.
Eg. of Prevention strategies for individual aspect:
Social development programs**
Involvment in recreation programs or community programs
Offender prevention programs
Eg. of Prevention strategies for relationship aspect:
Perenting training (problem-solving, non-violence discipline)** Mentoring programs, healthy relationships, communication training.
Eg. of Prevention strategies for community aspect:
Increase childcare and access to support services
Community engagement activities
Bystander intervention program
Preshool social enrichment programs
Eg. of Prevention strategies for individual aspect:
Reduced access to alcohol or density of alcohol outlets**
Reduced access to lethal means (gun)**
Reduced economic inequality
Risk factors for elderly victimization:
Individual – dementia or mental disorder
Relationship – shared living arrangements, dependency on the perpetrator, history of poor relationships
Community – social isolation, lack of social support
Societal – ageism, high costs of care, lack of legislation to support elderly
