STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE
The difference between violence which is direct or personal and violence which is indirect or structural
Indirect violence is “--a violation of persons-- which happens because of the way things are put together” Such as societal norms that seem to be irreversible and detrimental to only specific groups of individuals. “To have one's fundamental needs denied because of the way the human world is organized is to experience structural or indirect violence”
Direct violence would be violence with an intent to harm such as rape or murder, where the intentions are intentional and visible, unlike indirect violence which affects those who are involved based on their financial state or the color of their skin. “To have one’s body …show more content…
“Structural violence is simply the social form-- of power over” The economic system is made up of those who understand the current situation and are powerless or voiceless to doing anything and those who don't care enough to do anything because the current system benefits them. Harm stems from this current system. Because those who are in power are harm free, while “those who suffer most are …show more content…
Structural violence and basic human needs looks at the root of all problems and is able to identify why someone is being denied a basic need or right in their life. This allows for the reader to look at the problems within society as a whole instead of just looking at certain classes and races and examining their structural problems. The playing field seems to be evened out in looking at the world through the lense of basic human needs and observing which needs are being denied to certain groups of people and why. As Moore continually states throughout the passage “needs of this sort are basic because if they’re not filled ones life is put in jeopardy,” reiterating that all needs are basic to all humans which is what makes us entirely
The difference between violence which is direct or personal and violence which is indirect or structural
Indirect violence is “--a violation of persons-- which happens because of the way things are put together” Such as societal norms that seem to be irreversible and detrimental to only specific groups of individuals. “To have one's fundamental needs denied because of the way the human world is organized is to experience structural or indirect violence”
Direct violence would be violence with an intent to harm such as rape or murder, where the intentions are intentional and visible, unlike indirect violence which affects those who are involved based on their financial state or the color of their skin. “To have one’s body …show more content…
“Structural violence is simply the social form-- of power over” The economic system is made up of those who understand the current situation and are powerless or voiceless to doing anything and those who don't care enough to do anything because the current system benefits them. Harm stems from this current system. Because those who are in power are harm free, while “those who suffer most are …show more content…
Structural violence and basic human needs looks at the root of all problems and is able to identify why someone is being denied a basic need or right in their life. This allows for the reader to look at the problems within society as a whole instead of just looking at certain classes and races and examining their structural problems. The playing field seems to be evened out in looking at the world through the lense of basic human needs and observing which needs are being denied to certain groups of people and why. As Moore continually states throughout the passage “needs of this sort are basic because if they’re not filled ones life is put in jeopardy,” reiterating that all needs are basic to all humans which is what makes us entirely