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Cultural Violence

Journal of Peace Research, 1990
Abstract This article introduces a concept of `cultural violence', and can be seen as a follow-up of the author's introduction of the concept of `structural violence' over 20 years ago (Galtung, 1969). `Cultural violence' is defined here as any aspect of a culture that can be used to legitimize violence in its direct or structural ...
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A Culture of Violence

2014
Statistical and ethnographic accounts of homicide rates during and after wars point to a significant rise in murders in post-war societies (Ember and Ember, 1994, p. 621). Post-war societies are, more often than not, violent societies (Andreas, 2004; Call, 2002; Moser and McIllwaine, 2001; Preti, 2002; Steenkamp, 2009).
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Culture and violence against women

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2008
Globally, domestic violence is an increasing problem, not just for women, but for children and men too. For millennia, women have been subjugated through violence and abuse of many kinds and, today, we have not won the war to protect them from such crimes.
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Cultured Violence

2010
Cultured Violence explores contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict.  The book addresses key ethical issues, normally addressed from within the discourses of law, the social sciences, and health sciences, through narrative analysis.
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Inequality, Culture, and Interpersonal Violence

Health Affairs, 1993
Policymakers often are at odds over what strategies will be most effective at reducing the incidence of violent behavior in high-risk populations. Beginning with the position that social theory and public policy are inextricably linked, the author examines the policy implications of the long-standing debate in the social sciences over the relative ...
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Culture and Domestic Violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Cultural competence continues to receive limited attention in domestic violence service provision from research to the evaluation of programs. Yet with changing demo-graphics reflecting larger numbers of people of color and increasing needs for more effective responses, it is critical that we change the way we think about domestic violence.
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Intimate Partner Violence: A Multinational Test of Cultural Spillover Theory

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021
Alexandra Lysova, Murray Strauß
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From a culture of war and violence to a culture of peace and non-violence

2001
In my remarks today, I should like to speak to three issues: 1) trace briefly the transition from the Seville Statement on Violence to the United Nations initiatives for a culture of peace. 2) look at each of the 8 action areas for a culture of peace and consider them as research challenges; and 3) take a quick look at the development of the global ...
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Violence, Culture, and Democracy: A European Perspective

Public Culture, 1996
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Student Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 2022
Lata Satyen, Laura Zark
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