Question

Structural violence refers to...

systemic/policy violence

individual violence

war

imbalance of trade

Answer 1

Option A systemic / policy violence

Structural violence refers to discriminations, oppression and suffering caused by structural relationships such as civil, social and economic relations of public policy. It includes a wide set of processes and practices that act on a wide-range of people and assaults human dignity. Systemic violence is closely related to structural violence as it refers to institutional practises or procedures that adversely affects the group or individuals mentally, culturally, socially, physically and psychologically.