7 common types of violence we face

Violence is one of those epidemics that knows few limits or boundaries. Unfortunately it has taken on many faces and we can find it anywhere on the planet. From some formulas for which they ask or complain to us to the bloodiest wars that claim hundreds of lives in too many places. Furthermore, although we do not directly participate in the latter, we do witness them and they end up affecting us to different degrees.

It seems that aggressiveness, or a part of it, is written in our genetic inheritance; however, Violence, which is a form of manifestation of this aggressiveness, is cultural. It is learned and reproduced (and therefore taught and validated). Furthermore, and for the same reason, it can also be unlearned and stopped being encouraged.

To make it, One of the most important steps is to identify the forms it takes to manifest itself.. Below we will make a small inventory of its most common stagings.

1. Economic violence

This type of violence has two faces . One of them is direct and the other is covert.. Direct economic violence is that which is openly exercised against your property or assets. Thefts, scams, scams and all those actions in which your finances end up being affected in an illegal and unfair way.

Covert economic violence corresponds to the internal mechanisms of the system economic that affect your interests. It happens when, for example, in the dynamics of the labor market wages drop and you are forced to face unfair competition (others earn little and are hired more easily). Also, of course, when apparently fair measures are imposed that actually serve other people’s interests.

2. Political and institutional violence

political violence It includes the entire set of practices that a certain political party can carry out. against your interests or in which you are used as an instrument. For example, when you are a taxpayer and at the same time a victim of a corrupt political class.

Institutional violence has to do with the mistreatment or abuse that you may be a victim of in relation to an institution.. This is the case of a service that is provided poorly or half-heartedly, causing you harm. Or also violence in medical institutions where they often ignore or minimize your pain.

3. Sexual and/or gender violence

Although we are in the 21st century, violence against women not only persists, but in some cases it has increased. This type of aggression has gender motivations as such. This means that it is inflicted because women do or do not do what men, or other women, expect or demand of them.

Men are also victims of sexual and emotional violence by women and other men. Sometimes prejudices or rejections appear for the simple fact of being men. Unfortunately, reports of sexual abuse of minors by women have also increased.

4. Cultural violence

Advertising largely proposes a lifestyle that many end up copying. It is considered a form of violence as it establishes a kind of hegemony that ends up fueling intolerance and contempt for models of reality or life that do not fit the stereotype promoted.

In addition, There are still many societies in the world that condone and legitimize violence against certain segments of the population., groups or minorities. There is room for the persecution that is undertaken against ethnic groups, LGTBI communities, etc.

5. Religious violence

There are many religious groups and sects that operate in the world today and fight to gain power and followers. Although some of them may be a genuine expression of faith, the truth is that The interest behind many of them is the economic interest of the people who dictate and manage the commandments of said faith.not hesitating to traffic in the hopes of the people who follow them.

These types of sects use the fear and confusion of followers to obtain money from them, either directly or indirectly (with their work or willingness to attract more followers).. They are often the emissaries of macabre messages about the end of the world and the destruction of the human race. From them and using the fear that they can inspire, they break the will of believers and obtain what they want.

6. Cyberbullying

With the appearance of social networks, a new form of harassment began to proliferate. One way or another, New technologies make the work of harassers easier, since they provide cover of anonymity to the most cowardly. Likewise, the laws of different countries are still not very clear on the subject and that is why many violent behaviors go unpunished.

Likewise, the possibility of capturing images and broadcasting them in real time is available to everyone; a possibility used by many and that has given rise to new forms of violence. One of them is that Many times someone can record you and upload the video to the networks, using your image as a mockery or trying to reflect that an isolated behavior is something that defines you.. By the time you realize it and demand your rights, thousands of people may have already seen your images and drawn biased conclusions.

7. Informational violence

The agenda of many media outlets includes a good dose of violent news. It seems that the more gruesome the information is, the more impact it produces and the more viewers it attracts. Sometimes, watching a news program or opening a newspaper is equivalent to receiving a wealth of data that, due to its selection and dissemination, distorts the image that we receive of reality.

The worst thing is that if the media offer them it is because there is a public that consumes them and that in some way has become accustomed to the impact they produce. For the same, The media is always on the hunt for information that has greater impact than the previous one.. Pain, death, torture and all kinds of terrible events have gradually become a spectacle.

The aforementioned are just some of the ways in which violence manifests itself. The total list is much longer. However, we have exposed the main types of collective violence that, due to their magnitude and depth, end up influencing us all.

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