violence
Sign in to saveViolence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation"; it recognizes the need to include violence not resulting in injury or death.
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Violence is the intentional use of physical force or power—whether threatened or actual—against oneself, others, or groups, aimed at causing harm such as injury, death, or psychological damage. It matters because it affects public health and human wellbeing across individuals and communities, which is why organizations like the WHO track and study it carefully.
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- Categories
- Self-inflicted
- Collective
- Interpersonal
- Location
- Age disparity
- Types of abuse
- Impact
- Prevalence
- Factors
- Individual
- Relational
- Communal
- Social
- Prevention
- Criminal justice
- Public health
- Perspectives
- Historical
- Philosophical
- Religious
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Violence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation"; it recognizes the need to include violence not resulting in injury or death.
== Categories == thumb|Typology of violence|left The World Health Organization (WHO) divides violence into three broad categories: self-directed, interpersonal, and collective. This categorization differentiates between violence inflicted to and by oneself, by another individual or a small group, and by larger groups such as states. Alternatively, violence can primarily be classified as either instrumental or hostile.