How Does Farmer's Account of Structural Violence Differ from Violence

question 6

Multiple Choice

How does Farmer's account of structural violence differ from violence as seen on the news or in film?

• A) Structural violence is rare, therefore difficult to depict.
• B) Structural violence is perpetuated by the membership of a social order rather than by an individual actor.
• C) Structural violence results in the deterioration of roads, bridges, and hospitals.
• D) The concept of structural violence is less important in the study of oppression.

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Definitions:

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Ovum

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