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The American family violence researcher Murray A. Straus believes that disciplinary spanking forms "the most prevalent and important form of violence in American families", whose effects contribute to several major societal problems, including later domestic violence and crime.
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined is a 2011 book by Steven Pinker, in which the author argues that violence in the world has declined both in the long run and in the short run and suggests explanations as to why this has occurred. [1] The book uses data documenting declining violence across time and geography. This ...
In this view, because violence is learned, it is necessary to unlearn violence by practicing love and compassion at every possible opportunity. For some, the commitment to non-violence entails a belief in restorative or transformative justice, an abolition of the death penalty and other harsh punishments. This may involve the necessity of ...
Oct. 20—The YWCA highlighted warning signs of domestic violence and why community engagement is important in battling the issue at an educational panel on Wednesday. Students, teachers and ...
Gun violence is one of top concerns in Wisconsin survey Given this horrific context, it is perhaps unsurprising that gun violence, more generally, is one of the top concerns of Wisconsinites.
Waco, TX (FOX 44) — Victims of domestic violence are at higher risk during this season because of stress that comes with the holidays. “We’ve got financial, we’ve got more family compound ...
Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructive program, or other methods, while refraining from violence and the threat of violence. [1]
In ethics, questions regarding the morality of violence ask under what conditions, if any, the use of violence can be morally justified. Three prominent views on the morality of violence are (1) the pacifist position, which states that violence is always immoral, and should never be used; (2) the utilitarian position, that means that violence can be used if it achieves a greater "good" for ...