Violencia en una sociedad violenta
ABSTRACT: The descriptive epidemiology of violence in the United States is presented. The reasons of high homicides rates are explored by describing the historical development of violence in Colombia, a developing country with very high homicide rates, and in the United Stated, with other highly ind...
- Autores:
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Terris, Milton
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 1999
- Institución:
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UdeA
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/5045
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10495/5045
- Palabra clave:
- Violencia
Epidemiología
Homicidios
Colombia
Estados Unidos
Determinantes sociales
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
| Summary: | ABSTRACT: The descriptive epidemiology of violence in the United States is presented. The reasons of high homicides rates are explored by describing the historical development of violence in Colombia, a developing country with very high homicide rates, and in the United Stated, with other highly industrialized countries. The historical factors in the USA that contribute to the high violence rates include the genocide of the Indian population, the slave system, and the increasing militarization of the country’s economy, ideology and governmental policy. It is stated that United States is a violent society. |
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