Power Authority And Violence Analysis

Aggression – ‘the export of violence’ – played a central role in the rise of the West. Military and naval superiority rather than better resources, greater moral rectitude, irresistible commercial acumen underpinned western expansion. This same aggression was on display during the American Civil War. Both the North and South were fighting for their version of democracy in the Civil War. Lincoln optimized this in his closing line of the Gettysburg Address, “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Several battles for both sides added to the attrition efforts and almost achieved a decisive victory but fell short. America felt the effects of battles on the home front and the political twisting that came with a war threatening our own land and well-being at home in a manner that wouldn’t be felt again for another 136 years. Even in the labels placed by the opposing sides, The "War of Northern Aggression" and “The "War of Southern Aggression", conversely, the ideal of aggression throughout the war was evident. The American Civil War revolved around the idea of saving the democracy through a decisive battle and political victory that would attrite the other side into submission; these ideals are rooted in an aggressive military tradition.

The artists and creators of violence in various forms of media have the ability to shape how people perceive violence as an art. While most people that art is used as a form of aestheticism, often the creators attempt to send a message through their work. Maggie Nelson explains in her work, “Great to Watch,” that the art of cruelty aestheticizes violence in order to invoke a feeling of guilt as they watch others suffering. People use violence as an art of expression to create a moral or idea of through their story. Nelson points out that violence is complex and she demonstrates this with her mentioning of Abu Ghraib which she implies that she wishes violence was true and simple. She also mentions that the reason violence is used to send messages is because people often find that being bad and committing malice acts is an easy way of life. She explains that people find that the dark side and dark emotions take over and being good is difficult. She explains that there is a pleasure and desire through violence. Nelson reflects on the idea that people admire the idea of violence and its’ explicitness and its’ ability to show that not everything is as perfect as seems. In her quote, “The moral of this dichotomoy is that distraction by banal obviates a necessary focus on the all-too-real-calamitous”, she explains that the beauty of violence that people create in their stories shows that the duality of people when dealing with moral issues, shows that people have both a dark and

Chapter 4 informed me about Institutional Violence, what it means, and the types of institutional violence and how this form of violence affects society. Institutional violence has many aspects such as intimate partner violence, child abuse, educational, religious, corporate, media and environmental violence. I found the section on family violence interesting and I also learned a lot of new facts and disturbing details about dangerous consumer products that either cause major and widespread illness or even death. I was able to learn more in depth about the characteristics of corporate violence and who the founding father of corporate crime is, Edwin Sutherland, thanks to this man corporate violence was brought to the forefront and acknowledged in the corporate world.

Structural violence is when social structures inhibit individuals, groups, or society from getting their basic needs met or basically stops them from reaching their full potential. Some social structures include economic, political, religious, legal or cultural structures. For example, access to resources is one form of structural violence. Many individuals are unable to receive the resources they need to live well. The population, homeless individuals with mental illness, are affected by structural violence because they are unable to receive the resources they need to get back on their feet.

Throughout America’s history, Americans have seen waves and waves of violence. The bloody American culture has taken away any sense of security that Americans may have had. Due to media coverage we are now more in the front lines than ever. Which means that we now feel personal connection victims that are on the news coverage because we know that in one way or another we all share the same characteristics.

Over the past week or so, we have witnessed wrongful actions by Americans on other American citizens throughout the country. There has been flag burning and even violence on the Ohio State campus which includes assault. You and I both agree that our country is split into two parts which is devastating and puts a pause on the prosperity of our country. With us working together, I definitely think we both want to use the holistic approach to try to find a solution for this problem. I do understand that everyone has their own ideas and beliefs, but at such a hard time like this, we need to be more respectful and welcoming to everyone's ideas. So, using the holistic approach, I would like for the nation and OSU students to find a middle ground of respect and maturity for everyone no matter who they voted for in the

For Week 8 of Cultural Anthropology, my main interest came from my readings about human power. Even before I began taking this class, I have always wondered if power was simply just an instinct we humans strive for in our everyday lives, or, does this striving urge come from violence or peace? Through Chapter 12, I was able to dive into the naturality of human behavior towards power. From natural expression, DNA, and adoption, several factors have an effect on human authority and control.

It is difficult to image the Holocaust without Adolf Hitler. It was Hitler, a charismatic leader, that was able to convince thousands of Germans that the Jewish individuals in their country were subhuman. It was Hitler that called on ordinary people to carry out the extermination of the so called sub-human Jews. Collective violence comes in multiple forms - from riots to genocides, but in all cases someone must light the fire and inspire others to join. Instigators fill this role; they provide the ideas, shape the thinking and mold the behavior of the perpetrators who execute the violence. Instigators are looked to for guidance and alone are able to attract mass followings (Mandel, 2002). Without these two integral traits, an organization’s

The modern day legal system has caused a curious discourse regarding the separation of violence and the implementation of the law. Robert Cover proposes that the legal interpretation of the law, coercion, and violence, are not as separate as many might believe. In fact, he argues that they overlap to the point where they become indistinguishable from one another. I will briefly discuss the relationship between law and violence according to Robert Cover to show that he does not believe the two concepts are mutually exclusive. I will then address the idea of capital punishment as both a physical and systemic violence done by the law and will continue by discussing sites of legal and physical violence with the problem of mass incarceration. Legal violence is not a unique form of violence that exists above the law, instead it is merely another form of violence because it still involves the neglect or harm of an another individual.

The sociopolitical conditions that serve to perpetuate the forms of violent behaviors outside the home are women interpreting that the violent behavior of their husbands or intimate partners is justifiable or excusable. They will make excuses to family members and friends to hide what he or she is doing to her, and to make her home seem as if it’s perfect. Some women may use an excuse of their husband or intimate partner being mentally ill and don’t know any better. Some don’t want to get law enforcement involved, because it will lead to an arrest and they may lose their job, which means more problems at the house. Religious beliefs can perpetuate a form of violence outside the home also(Humphrey & Schmalleger,2012). Spouses believe that their

Introduction - The purpose of this proposal is understand the relationship between violence and more authoritative rule in third world countries. The dependent variable of authoritarian rule will be paired with the independent variable of violence. It is important to study this in order to advance the theory on the effects of violence with the potential consequence of authoritative rule. The observational research design being use will monitor the amount of authoritative leaders have been cast in relationship to time.

The broader concept of societal injustice may explain health risks, behaviour and outcomes such as economic and an inequality-adjusted human development correlate with generative, parental and child health outcomes inequities. The poor health outcomes manifested by gender inequities via discriminatory practices, inequitable health provision service, health research inequities, and differential exposures and vulnerability to diseases (Shannon GD, 2017, p. 2). This does not occur from any other structural and social harmful forces. Moreover, structural violence is an inclusive structure to demonstrates the system through which social power in terms of poverty, racism, and inequity of gender become embodied as experiences of people and outcomes

Human beings aren’t killing each other as much as we used to. Violent crimes such as murders, rapes, assaults etc. are on a statistical decline, not just in the United States, but on a global average as well. While still far from that ideal utopia mankind dreams of, we have come a long way since the days of World Wars, rampant racism, and wonton infliction of agony. Have we just grown bored of all pillaging and raping? Are we now realizing that violence is not the answer but the problem? Or have men like Mahatma Gandhi and women like Arundhati Roy challenged our intellect and ushered us onto the path of peace? Certain political theorists have been so influential in history that their teachings completely change the course of human destiny

This paper aimed to determine whether or not violence affected in-groups and out-groups. Specifically, the paper was looking at how and if violence affected divisions between in-groups and out-groups. The conductor(s) used the postwar community in Kosovo for the research and experiments. The researcher(s) found that violence does have an affect on in-groups/out-group divisions. The researcher(s) found that violence is shown to increase the division between in-groups and out-groups when the distinctions are already evident. Additionally, researcher(s) found that local communities that experience more violence were more uncertain of people outside their local communities. I think that this manuscript should be rejected because although the researcher(s) is missing a major true experiment component, there is not a good argument for causation over correlation, and the paper does not address the reliability and validity.

The term violence brings to memory an image of physical or emotional assault on a person. In most circumstances, the person affected due to violence is aware that a violent action has been performed on that person. There is another form of violence where the affected individual, in most cases are unaware of the violence inflicted upon them. These types of violence are termed as structural violence. Structural violence is a form of invisible violence setup by a well-defined system, to limit an individual’s development to his full potential, by using legal, political, social or cultural traditions (Winter and Leighton, 1).