Editing Structural violence (section)

{{Short description|Form of violence}}
{{Distinguish|Structural abuse|Structural inequality|Societal racism}}
{{Sociology}}

'''Structural violence''' is a form of [[violence]] wherein some [[social structure]] or [[social institution]] may harm people by preventing them from meeting their [[basic needs]] or rights.

The term was coined by Norwegian sociologist [[Johan Galtung]], who introduced it in his 1969 article "Violence, Peace, and Peace Research".<ref>Galtung, Johan (1969). "[http://www2.kobe-u.ac.jp/~alexroni/IPD%202015%20readings/IPD%202015_7/Galtung_Violence,%20Peace,%20and%20Peace%20Research.pdf Violence, Peace, and Peace Research]". ''[[Journal of Peace Research]]''. '''6''' (3): 167–191.</ref> Some examples of structural violence as proposed by Galtung include institutionalized [[racism]], [[sexism]], and [[classism]], among others.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> Structural violence and direct violence are said to be highly interdependent, including [[domestic violence|family violence]], [[sexual violence|gender violence]], [[hate crime]]s, [[racial violence]], [[police violence]], [[state violence]], [[terrorism]], and [[war]].<ref name=":6" /> It is very closely linked to [[Social justice|social injustice]] insofar as it affects people differently in various [[social structure]]s.<ref name="PLoS">{{cite journal|last=Farmer|first=Paul E.|author-link=Paul Farmer|author2=Nizeye Bruce|author3=Stulac Sara|author4=Keshavjee Salmaan|date=October 24, 2006|title=Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine|journal=[[PLOS Medicine]]|volume=3|issue=10|pages=1686–1691|doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030449|pmc=1621099|pmid=17076568 |doi-access=free }}</ref>