what are the causes of violence?

Answer 1

1. poverty
2. greed
3. jealousy
4. ignorance
5 taught by others
6.T.V
7. nothing else to do
8. mentally unstable

Answer 2

I think a lot of people hit on good ideas so far. I would think that violence is inspired by intense emotion or feelings of disempowerment or discontent. It can also be a result of socialization, that violence is that be-all-end-all of disagreements. It can be used as a way to gain power as is there a better way to show your power than beating the crap out of someone?

It results of a model which says violence is OK. It's not pretty, but it's necessary. This country is founded on violence and while the raw, gruesome violence has died down a bit, it has just become more personal as opposed to violence with the idea that it can lead to a greater purpose for many people as opposed to just one or two people.

Overall, I think it is probably a result of a general strain. That is to say, that constant and intense stessors in life could contribute to it (such as being subjected to any sort of singling out be it kids being picked on, racism in the work place, or heterosexism, or whatever else). Feelings of not being accepted, disrespected, or disempowered could probably prime someone to be more easily provoked into violence.

Moreover, it seems to be rather condoned. While I whole heartedly disagree that the popular media *causes* violence, it certainly doesn't condemn it. What it does do is glorify it and tell us that violence isn't all that bad and it can maybe even make you kind of cool.

That is all sort of scattered, but there are ideas in there.

Answer 3

In 17 answers you have had 3 that make any kind of sense, beyond social science sense. The truth is; we barley have a clue to the cause of violence, but it appears to be a contingent strategy among all humans. With differing level of action and differing display rules, on average. The social science nonsense about violence has blinded us to it's true nature and the almost arbitrariness of it's action potential.

Answer 4

The causes of violent behaviour are often a research topic in psychology and sociology. Violence is often, but not always, a deviant behaviour.

The psychologist James W. Prescott performed a study about the cause of violence in the anthropological sense, which he mainly attaches to lack of mother-child bonding. He links repression of sexuality and punishment of children as a cause of violent societies.

Some writers (Riane Eisler, Walter Wink, Daniel Quinn) have suggested that violence - or at least the arsenal of violent strategies we take for granted - is a phenomenon of the last five to ten thousand years, and was not present in pre-domestication and early post-domestication human societies.

Answer 5

Societal break-down. Lack of social structure. Feelings of hopelessness. A belief that something will never be fixed by peaceful means. Of course, violence never fixes anything, and all of this is only some people's reaction to things, not the things themselves.

Over population, and lack of a clean, natural environment to live in, like being near forests and open fields to run and play in.

Answer 6

Im doing a 5 page essay on that, and I think the main causes are TV and music, mainly rap. No offense to any rappers, I love rap, it just seems they sing a lot about violence and all have catchy tunes, so it's like ... in your head. Influence from friends could do it too. I don't know.

Answer 7

why do you ask a foolish quition like that there are thousands of reason for violence one is not thinking before a person reacts and then theres amillion more. what do you think causes violence.Dummy. where do you live in huckleberry finn land.?

Answer 8

#1 that feeling of being slighted..
#2 greed
#3 anger
#3 and so on..if man knew what caused violence there wouldn't be any.......

Answer 9

The violence again (of any kind). It is action and reaction.

Answer 10

There are many answers to that question. It can be for the purpose of self-preservation, religious ideals, influences during childhood, stress, drugs, culture, personality, mood, entertainment, and war.

Answer 11

An imbalance Yin-Yang.