Three Causes and Three Effects of Physical Violence

Three Causes and Three Effects of Physical Violence Student’s Name Institution Course Date THREE CAUSES AND THREE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE Violence can be defined as the use of physical force or power against another person or oneself, or a group of people in a community. Violence results to death, injuries, loss of property, and erosion of cultural values, vandalism, and psychological harm. According to the World Health Organization, violence is one of the leading public health problems in our societies. Violence may take other forms like shooting, bullying, and other physical abuses. We can be victimized directly, hear about violence from other people, or witness violence. There are several causes and effects of violence on another person. Violence is a multi-faceted social problem and it can occur because of different reasons. The first cause of violence is drug and alcohol abuse. When we are intoxicated, we tend to lose control of our inhibitions and frequently acts in an irrational manner. Therefore the effects of drugs on our body serves as a catalyst for violence. Another cause of violence may be personality problems. An example of a personality problem that can cause violence is shyness. Shyness makes a person to feel discriminated by other people. As a result, one may be influenced to be rebellious or do something that will make other people notice their presence. Such behavior results in gang fights and bullying. Those people who come from dysfunctional homes have a tendency to violence. Personally, I believe that anger, hatred, negative emotions, and inferiority complex may cause violent behaviors among some of us who have experienced poor parenting. Violent media is ...