SOC220 Socials Problems

Week 7 Discussion (GCU SOC220 All Weeks Discussions – SOC220 Socials Problems)

DQ1 There are various forms of collective violence.  These include:

-War, terrorism, political conflicts

-Genocide, disappearances, torture, human rights abuses

-Organized violent crime (gangs, etc.)

In order to apply the sociological imagination to this problem, select one of the forms of collective violence and describe the consequences of that type of collective violence on the macro and micro levels. What might it be like to experience the type of collective violence you selected? Give specifics of how your current life would be affected by this type of violence. What global social problems might be perpetuated by this type of collective violence? Next, propose a possible solution to the global social problems you presented.

DQ2 Migration and immigration is an age-old process of people moving across borders. Some argue it is detrimental to a country’s stability and others say that it brings benefits. Historically, what were some effective solutions to this social phenomenon? Develop a list of pros and cons to U.S. as well as Global migration. Describe the impact on individuals, countries, and the larger world context. What are some effective modern day solutions that are being proposed?

 

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Forms of collective violence

Introduction

Collective violence is a broad term used to describe the actions of groups. The actions of humans as a collective can be divided into four categories: genocide, mass killing, political repression and forced migration. Each category encompasses different types of violence that take place in certain contexts.

Genocide

Genocide is defined as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a national, racial or ethnic group.” It can be carried out by government forces, but it’s often done with the support and encouragement of the people in power.

Examples of genocides include:

• The Holocaust (1939-1945) in which Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews;

• Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime (1975-79), which murdered two million people;

• Rwanda’s 1994 genocide against Tutsis that killed 800,000 people;

The U.S., however, has never been entirely immune to such violence — we’ve committed our own small-scale atrocities like slavery and internment camps during World War II.

Non-genocidal mass killing

Non-genocidal mass killing is when a state or organization kills a large number of people. The examples are the Rwandan genocide, the Cambodian genocide and the Syrian civil war.

As opposed to genocidal mass killings, non-genocidal killings have not been planned by an individual or small group of individuals with knowledge that they would cause this kind of harm. They are often caused by some type of emergency situation such as war or famine; however there are also other reasons why non-genocidal killings occur in some cases like killing due to crime (murder).

Political repression

Political repression is the use of government power to deny basic human rights to a group of people. It can be used against individuals or as an organized, systematic effort by governments or non-state actors (for example, terrorists).

Political repression is usually carried out by the state and its agents: police officers who beat up peaceful protesters; soldiers who shoot unarmed civilians; intelligence agents who torture inmates in detention centers. The goal is often the same—to control dissenters by making them feel so unsafe and insecure that they will stop their activism or flee into exile abroad.

Forced migration

Forced migration is when people are forced to leave their homes. This can be caused by natural disasters or human actions, the most common being war.

There are many different types of forced migration: displacement, relocation and deportation have all been used in history as ways for governments to control their citizens’ movements; however there’s also voluntary migration which involves individuals choosing where they want to live based on factors such as economic opportunity or lifestyle preferences.

State terror and state-sponsored terrorism

State terror is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. It can include things like imprisonment, torture, and execution.

State-sponsored terrorism is when an organization that isn’t officially considered a state actor uses violence against civilian populations in order to achieve its goals, such as gaining power or spreading its ideology. This type of terrorism has been used by governments around the world since World War II (and even before), but since then there’s been an increase in non-state groups using this method to carry out their agendas.

War crimes

War crimes are illegal acts that violate the laws of war. War crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

War criminals can be military commanders or high-ranking officials in governments who order or facilitate these atrocities. They also include civilians who commit these acts as part of their jobs (e.g., civil servants).

There are several forms of collective violence.

There are several forms of collective violence. The most well-known is genocide, which refers to acts intended to destroy a group or ethnicity and its culture. Genocide can be carried out through killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm; other examples include forced deportation and exile; imprisonment in concentration camps or prisons where food is scarce; torture; rape; forced sterilization and other medical experiments on prisoners (eugenics).

Non-genocidal mass killings include those committed during armed conflict such as wars fought against each other between two armies that use weapons such as artillery guns or tanks against one another but do not result in widespread deaths among civilian populations due to their distance from battle zones (for example: World War I); non-state actors who commit acts such as terrorism against civilians in order to achieve political aims such as overthrowing regimes they perceive have failed them economically so they can establish new governments based on their own values rather than those held by the old ones; state terrorism carried out by governments themselves against citizens who oppose their rule.”

Conclusion

The forms of collective violence can be categorized into four main categories: genocide, political repression, forced migration and state terror. The most common forms of collective violence concern the genocide and war crimes. Political repression is also present in some countries but it is not as common as the other three forms.