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STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: DECONSTRUCTING GENDER STEREOTYPES

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Dr. Amrita Singh

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Structural Violence as a term was conceived by Johan Galtung in 1969 in his article titled “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research”. He opines that structural violence explains why social institutions and systems of social organisation have a negative impact on underprivileged communities. The social, cultural, political, economic, and historical elements that influence inequality and suffering can be more thoroughly analysed in light of structural violence. It provides a chance to properly evaluate how various forms of marginalisation, such as racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, and poverty, contribute to the creation of fundamentally unequal lived experiences.

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