Exam 21: War and Violence

What term describes how violence is built into systems of inequality?

Which theorist argues that violence is the means for dominated groups to emancipate themselves?

Which theorist coined the term despotic power?

Which theorist argues that states alone hold the legitimate use of physical force, creating a relatively pacified society?

Which debates explore whether violence is caused by the characteristics and dispositions of humans or social institutions?

Which of the following forms of violence have deceased in most Western states since the 13th century?

What form of non-physical violence results in individuals willingly acting in ways that go against their own interests?

Which framework argues that violence highlights societal problems and encourages societies to address them?

When did sociologists start paying greater attention to war as an object of study?

The sociology of violence has traditionally focused on: