Addressing structural violence: Reforming our perspectives
Structural violence is a condition in which groups of persons are harmed by general and persisting situations not of their own choosing; from which most have no real way of escaping. Great harm, including death, and limits on the actualization of potential are the result. Three frequently contributi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Reforming practical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 1, Pages: 53-60 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Structural violence
/ Poverty
/ Sexism
/ Racism
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology NCC Social ethics |
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| Summary: | Structural violence is a condition in which groups of persons are harmed by general and persisting situations not of their own choosing; from which most have no real way of escaping. Great harm, including death, and limits on the actualization of potential are the result. Three frequently contributing major causes of structural violence to be reviewed in this chapter are poverty (with resource inequality), sexism, and racism. El Salvador is used as an example. The practical theological strategy suggested here is: 1) in any context under study, raise the question of whether structural violence might be involved and give consideration of the effects of structural violence a priority even in the midst of other negative causes; 2) seek remedies against structural violence; and 3) augment the agency of the persons negatively affected. Reforming our perspectives is required to move us from focusing on small but deadly brushfires while missing the firestorm of structural violence, which deadens our social landscapes. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reforming practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25785/iapt.cs.v1i0.53 |