Abstract
![CDATA[World Health Organization (WHO) classification of violence includes sexual, physical, psychological and deprivation as the four modes of infliction of violence. WHO defines violence as "The intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation. Galtung's central premise as a peace researcher is that violence is due to an avoidable impairment of the fundamental human need groups of survival, wellbeing, identity/purpose, and freedom. Some of the categories and examples are generally accepted by law or society as "violence" while others are less uniformly accepted as forms of "violence" by the general public. To be able to connect to more professional audiences the relationships between these forms, we devised a continuum illustrated by an iceberg whose water line divides Mega Violence from Micro Violence.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector: Towards Safety, Security and Wellbeing for All, 22-24 October 2014, Hyatt Regency Miami Hotel, Miami (FL), USA |
Publisher | Kavanah |
Pages | 185-186 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789057401411 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector - Duration: 22 Oct 2014 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector |
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Period | 22/10/14 → … |