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	* '''Sexual-Type Violence:''' Sexual violence is anything that interferes with and undermines an individual's sexuality, and sexual and gender identity. Sexual violence occurs when a person is forced or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity or when they are made to feel uncomfortable with their sexual and gender orientations. Sexual violence includes touching without consent, rape, unwanted physical assault, unwelcome sexual comments, jokes, or leering behavior, denial of privacy, forced prostitution, withholding of sexual affection, purposeful exposure to STDs, etc. Sexual violence also includes various invalidations of sexual and gender identity, particularly when coupled by shame and derision.		* '''Sexual-Type Violence:''' Sexual violence is anything that interferes with and undermines an individual's sexuality, and sexual and gender identity. Sexual violence occurs when a person is forced or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity or when they are made to feel uncomfortable with their sexual and gender orientations. Sexual violence includes touching without consent, rape, unwanted physical assault, unwelcome sexual comments, jokes, or leering behavior, denial of privacy, forced prostitution, withholding of sexual affection, purposeful exposure to STDs, etc. Sexual violence also includes various invalidations of sexual and gender identity, particularly when coupled by shame and derision.
	* '''Economic-Type Violence''': Economic violence is violence perpetrated against individuals for the purpose of causing economic harm. Corporate CEOs who inflate prices, government officials and banks who raise interest rates, employers who economically exploit their employees, and abusive spouses who use money as a means of controlling are all engage in economic		* '''Economic-Type Violence''': Economic violence is violence perpetrated against individuals for the purpose of causing economic harm. Corporate CEOs who inflate prices, government officials and banks who raise interest rates, employers who economically exploit their employees, and abusive spouses who use money as a means of controlling are all engage in economic
	* '''Ideological-Type Violence:''' Ideological violence is violence that alters the way we see ourselves and our world in a way that benefits the [[Accumulating Class]]. Ideological-Type violence lowers self esteem, creates compliance, normalizes a violence and oppressive status quo, and diminishes [[Connection]].		* '''Ideological-Type Violence:''' Ideological violence is violence that alters the way we see ourselves and our world in a way that benefits the [[Accumulating Class]]. Ideological-Type violence lowers self esteem, creates compliance, normalizes a violence and oppressive status quo, and diminishes [[Connection]]. It refers to the imposition of conceptual systems, worldviews, and "truths" that systematically distort reality, constrain critical consciousness, and diminish human potential. Unlike physical or psychological violence that operates through direct assault, ideological violence functions by colonizing the cognitive architecture itself—shaping what individuals can think, imagine, and become. This form of violence employs master narratives,<ref>Sosteric, M. (2021). ''The Triumph of Spirit Archetype System''. <nowiki>https://www.academia.edu/126703126/The_Triumph_of_Spirit_Archetype_System_TOSAS_</nowiki></ref> controlling discourses,<ref>Foucault, M. (2012b). ''The Birth of the Clinic''. Routledge.</ref> and epistemic frameworks that present themselves as natural, universal, or divine while serving the interests of the Accumulating Class. Under capitalism, ideological violence operates through several distinct mechanisms. First, it '''reifies social constructs''' (individualism, competition, binary gender, racial hierarchies) as biological or metaphysical givens, making historically contingent power arrangements appear inevitable. This is evident in the imposition of the "Capitalist Self"—an isolated, atomized subject whose purpose is reduced to labor and consumption.<ref>Sosteric, M. (2024). From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Mass Human Manipulation. ''Athens Journal of Philosophy''. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.30958/ajphil.3-4-1</nowiki></ref> Second, it '''weaponizes epistemology''' by delegitimizing alternative ways of knowing (indigenous, communal, spiritual) while elevating instrumental rationality that serves accumulation. Third, it '''induces cognitive dissonance''' through contradictory demands: be authentic yet conform, seek self-actualization through wage labour, pursue freedom within systems of domination. The targets of ideological violence are primarily '''cognitive systems''' and '''connection systems''' (spiritual/existential dimensions). By installing faulty conceptual frameworks, it undermines the individual's capacity to "perceive clearly, to see the truth, to penetrate falsehood",<ref>Maslow, A. H. (1961). Eupsychia—The good society. ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'', 1(2), 1.</ref> thereby thwarting the essential need for alignment with reality. Simultaneously, it severs spiritual connection by replacing authentic existential exploration with prefabricated narratives—either secular (social Darwinism, materialism) or spiritual (karmic debt, redemptive suffering)—that orient individuals toward compliance rather than transcendence. The valence of ideological violence can be '''positive''' (rewarding conformity with validation, status, or manufactured purpose) or '''negative''' (punishing deviance through shame, social exclusion, or existential terror). For example, Indigenous children in residential schools experienced negative ideological violence when punished for cultural expression, and positive ideological violence when rewarded for assimilating to colonial norms (MacDonald, 2019). Both modes achieve the same end: the diminution of human potential and the production of subjects suitable for insertion into the Regime of Accumulation.

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	==== 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence ====		==== 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence ====
	This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.		This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.

	==== 2. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence ====		==== 2. Symbolic Violence ====
			'''Symbolic Violence''' refers to the subtle, often invisible forms of coercion that operate through language, ideology, and cultural norms to impose systems of meaning and social hierarchies. Coined by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu,<ref>Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron, ''Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture'', 2nd edition (London: Sage Publications, 1990).</ref> symbolic violence functions by shaping an individual’s perception of themselves and the world in ways that reinforce domination and internalized oppression. Unlike physical violence, which operates through direct force, symbolic violence manifests as the normalization of inequality, self-blame, shame, and misrecognition—where the dominated come to accept their position as natural, deserved, or divinely ordained. It is enacted not only by elites and institutions that create ideological frameworks (e.g., religions, media, education), but also by the individuals who internalize and reproduce these frameworks through thought, emotion, and behavior. Symbolic violence is foundational to systemic control and is a primary mechanism by which [[Old Energy Archetypes]] distort identity, diminish agency, and block spiritual connection. On the LP we explore symbolic violence in some detail in [[Lightning Path Workbook Four]] and associated readings.

			==== 3. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence ====
	This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.		This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.

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	<blockquote class=definition>'''Violence''' is an intentional, unwanted, nonessential act that is harmful to individuals (Hamby, 2017), specifically that undermines the actualization of full human potential (Galtung, 1969, p. 169), and that leads to organic dysfunction. <Ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91.</ref> Violence may be categorized by its [[Mode of Violence\|Mode]] (direct or indirect),<ref>Mike Sosteric, “Categorizing Violence II - Mode and Valance,” in ''On Violence'' (Lightning Path Courseware, 2025), <nowiki>https://www.patreon.com/collection/828806</nowiki>.</ref> its [[Valence of Violence\|Valence]] (positive or negative), its [[Target of Violence\|Target]] (body, emotions, cognition, finances), its [[Type of Violence\|Type]] (physical, emotional, psychological), and its [[Temporality of Violence\|Temporality]] (manifest of latent). Violence is a component of [[Toxic Socialization]] and toxic socialization leads to the [[5Ds of Toxic Existence]].<ref>Mike Sosteric, “Defining Violence,” in ''On Violence'' (Lightning Path Courseware, 2025), <nowiki>https://www.patreon.com/collection/828806</nowiki>.</ref> </blockquote>		<blockquote class="definition">'''Violence''' is an intentional, unwanted, nonessential act that is harmful to individuals (Hamby, 2017), specifically that undermines the actualization of full human potential (Galtung, 1969, p. 169), and that leads to organic dysfunction. <Ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91.</ref> Violence may be categorized by its [[Mode of Violence\|Mode]] (direct or indirect),<ref>Mike Sosteric, “Categorizing Violence II - Mode and Valance,” in ''On Violence'' (Lightning Path Courseware, 2025), <nowiki>https://www.patreon.com/collection/828806</nowiki>.</ref> its [[Valence of Violence\|Valence]] (positive or negative), its [[Target of Violence\|Target]] (body, emotions, cognition, finances), its [[Type of Violence\|Type]] (physical, emotional, psychological), and its [[Temporality of Violence\|Temporality]] (manifest of latent). Violence is a component of [[Toxic Socialization]] and toxic socialization leads to the [[5Ds of Toxic Existence]].<ref>Mike Sosteric, “Defining Violence,” in ''On Violence'' (Lightning Path Courseware, 2025), <nowiki>https://www.patreon.com/collection/828806</nowiki>.</ref> </blockquote>

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	The mode of delivery of the violence is whether it is direct/personal violence or indirect/structural.		The mode of delivery of the violence is whether it is direct/personal violence or indirect/structural.

	* ~~'''~~Direct~~'''~~ (or Personal) ~~'''~~Violence~~:'''~~ This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.		==== 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence ====
			This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.

	* ~~'''~~Indirect~~'''~~ (or Systemic/Structural) ~~'''~~Violence~~:'''~~ This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.		==== 2. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence ====
			This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.

	=== Valence ===		=== Valence ===

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	~~====~~ 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence ~~====~~		* '''Direct''' (or Personal) '''Violence:''' This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.
	This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.

	~~====~~ 2. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence ~~====~~		* '''Indirect''' (or Systemic/Structural) '''Violence:''' This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.
	This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.

	=== Valence ===		=== Valence ===

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	== Categorization ==		== Categorization ==
	Violence may be categorized by target, ~~valance~~, type, ~~mode (Personal/Direct versus Indirect/Structural), and temporality.~~		Violence may be categorized by '''temporality''', '''target''', '''mode''', '''valence, type,'''

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	Targets of violence include the physical body ('''physical violence'''), the emotions '''(emotional violence'''), the cognitive systems ('''cognitive violenc'''e), sexuality ('''sexual violence'''), the finances ('''financial violence'''), the nervous system ('''neuronal violence'''), and one’s connection systems (colloquially, '''spiritual violence''').		Targets of violence include the physical body ('''physical violence'''), the emotions '''(emotional violence'''), the cognitive systems ('''cognitive violenc'''e), sexuality ('''sexual violence'''), the finances ('''financial violence'''), the nervous system ('''neuronal violence'''), and one’s connection systems (colloquially, '''spiritual violence''').
	=== Mode ===		=== Mode ===
	The mode of delivery of the violence, whether it is direct/personal violence or indirect/structural. ~~'''Indirect (or Structural) Violence''' occurs when societal structures or institutions, norms, ideas, and values limit people's ability to fully develop and live full and healthy lives.~~		The mode of delivery of the violence is whether it is direct/personal violence or indirect/structural.

	===== 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence =====		==== 1. Direct (or Personal) Violence ====
	This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.		This is the kind of violence most people recognize immediately. If you are paying attention, it can easily be identified because it involves a clear perpetrator, obvious weapons, and a clear victim. As we have seen, direct violence can take many forms and can target many different bodily systems (the types of violence from last lesson). A spouse hitting their partner is an example of direct violence targeted at their partners physical body, emotions, and cognition. A parent spanking a child using physical-type violence to undermine a child’s sense of power, autonomy, and self-esteem. A teacher marking a child down or giving special treatment, or a parent providing conditional love, is using positive emotional violence to shape thoughts and behavior.

	===== 2. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence =====		==== 2. Indirect (or Systemic/Structural) Violence ====
	This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.		This form of violence is more hidden but equally harmful. It occurs when societal structures or institutions limit people's ability to live full and healthy lives. This is violence built into the norms, rules, and values of an institution. Examples include grading systems that disadvantage certain cultures, lack of access to healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Unlike direct violence, structural violence doesn’t always have a clear perpetrator; instead, it is embedded in the way society functions. For example, a student in a low-income neighbourhood attends an underfunded school with outdated textbooks, broken equipment, and overcrowded classrooms, while students in wealthier areas have access to modern technology, well-trained teachers, and more extracurricular opportunities.

	=== Valence ===		=== Valence ===
	Violence may be categorized by its valance, as either positive or negative (Galtung, 1969).[[Negative Violence]] is violence that diminishes as a consequence of pain and suffering. [[Positive Violence]] is violence that diminishes as a consequence of pleasure and reward. ~~'''Negative violence''' diminishes individuals by causing emotional, psychological, spiritual, financial, or physical pain while '''positive~~ violence''' diminishes ~~individuals~~ by shaping thoughts and behaviour via operant conditioning, where expected behaviours are rewarded (love, money, attention, sex) while unwanted behaviours are punished with violence, chaos, and neglect. Both forms of violence are designed to influence and control individuals and society in a direction generally antagonistic to their own full development.		Violence may be categorized by its valance, as either positive or negative (Galtung, 1969).

			* [[Negative Violence]] is violence that diminishes as a consequence of pain and suffering.
			* [[Positive Violence\|'''Positive Violence''']] '''is violence that diminishes as a consequence of pleasure and reward. Positive violence''' diminishes by shaping thoughts and behaviour via operant conditioning, where expected behaviours are rewarded (love, money, attention, sex) while unwanted behaviours are punished with violence, chaos, and neglect. Both forms of violence are designed to influence and control individuals and society in a direction generally antagonistic to their own full development.

	=== Type ===		=== Type ===
	The type of violence is the method of delivery by which the positive or negative violence is delivered to the target. An individual can target emotions, with emotions (e.g., the “silent” treatment) but also with words, finances, and so on. Types of violence include '''physical-type violence''' (using your body to harm), '''psychological-type violence''' (using thoughts and words to harm), '''emotional-type violenc'''e (using emotions like anger, fear, love to harm), '''financial-type violence''', '''sexual-type violence''', and '''ideological-type violence'''.		The type of violence is the method of delivery by which the positive or negative violence is delivered to the target. An individual can target emotions, with emotions (e.g., the “silent” treatment) but also with words, finances, and so on. Types of violence include '''physical-type violence''' (using your body to harm), '''psychological-type violence''' (using thoughts and words to harm), '''emotional-type violenc'''e (using emotions like anger, fear, love to harm), '''financial-type violence''', '''sexual-type violence''', and '''ideological-type violence'''.

	'''Physical-Type Violence:''' Physical violence is any physical action that causes physical discomfort, pain or damage to the [[Physical Unit]]. Physical violence arises when physical force is used to cause pain or discomfort, usually in an effort to exert control. Physical violence includes spitting, hitting, strangling, burning, stabbing, choking, biting, weapons, confinements, withholding of medication or medical attention, violent personal care, and anything else that causes physical discomfort, pain, and damage.		* '''Physical-Type Violence:''' Physical violence is any physical action that causes physical discomfort, pain or damage to the [[Physical Unit]]. Physical violence arises when physical force is used to cause pain or discomfort, usually in an effort to exert control. Physical violence includes spitting, hitting, strangling, burning, stabbing, choking, biting, weapons, confinements, withholding of medication or medical attention, violent personal care, and anything else that causes physical discomfort, pain, and damage.
			* '''Emotional-Type Violence:''' Emotional violence is anything that hurts somebody's feelings or that undermines an individual's emotional well-being and self-esteem, or that creates feelings of fear, obligation, guilt. Emotional violence is characterized by emotional manipulation and emotional assault designed to hurt feelings and control behavior. Emotional violence includes yelling, name calling, shaming, blaming, invalidating, the "silent treatment", isolation, constant criticism, humiliation and degradation (in private or public), intimidation, threats of abandonment, threats of harm, emotional withdrawal, denial of abusive behaviour, and deflection.
			* '''Psychological-Type Violence:''' Psychological violence is anything that undermines or diminishes a person's cognitive capacities, or that distorts their perceptions and understanding of self and reality. Psychological violence arises in environments where psychological force is used to intimidate, coerce, and control. Psychological violence overlaps with emotional violence and includes threats of harm, verbal aggression, verbal intimidation, social/familial isolation, condescending behaviour, passive-aggressive attacks, constant criticisms, taking control of life decisions, etc'''.''' Note, In practice, emotional and psychological violence often occur together and reinforce each other in an abusive relationships.
			* '''Sexual-Type Violence:''' Sexual violence is anything that interferes with and undermines an individual's sexuality, and sexual and gender identity. Sexual violence occurs when a person is forced or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity or when they are made to feel uncomfortable with their sexual and gender orientations. Sexual violence includes touching without consent, rape, unwanted physical assault, unwelcome sexual comments, jokes, or leering behavior, denial of privacy, forced prostitution, withholding of sexual affection, purposeful exposure to STDs, etc. Sexual violence also includes various invalidations of sexual and gender identity, particularly when coupled by shame and derision.
			* '''Economic-Type Violence''': Economic violence is violence perpetrated against individuals for the purpose of causing economic harm. Corporate CEOs who inflate prices, government officials and banks who raise interest rates, employers who economically exploit their employees, and abusive spouses who use money as a means of controlling are all engage in economic
			* '''Ideological-Type Violence:''' Ideological violence is violence that alters the way we see ourselves and our world in a way that benefits the [[Accumulating Class]]. Ideological-Type violence lowers self esteem, creates compliance, normalizes a violence and oppressive status quo, and diminishes [[Connection]].

	'''Emotional-Type Violence:''' Emotional violence is anything that hurts somebody's feelings or that undermines an individual's emotional well-being and self-esteem, or that creates feelings of fear, obligation, guilt. Emotional violence is characterized by emotional manipulation and emotional assault designed to hurt feelings and control behavior. Emotional violence includes yelling, name calling, shaming, blaming, invalidating, the "silent treatment", isolation, constant criticism, humiliation and degradation (in private or public), intimidation, threats of abandonment, threats of harm, emotional withdrawal, denial of abusive behaviour, and deflection.		==Notes==
			All forms of violence, no matter how "minor" they might appear, damage the body and diminish it's potential.
	'''Psychological-Type Violence:''' Psychological violence is anything that undermines or diminishes a person's cognitive capacities, or that distorts their perceptions and understanding of self and reality. Psychological violence arises in environments where psychological force is used to intimidate, coerce, and control. Psychological violence overlaps with emotional violence and includes threats of harm, verbal aggression, verbal intimidation, social/familial isolation, condescending behaviour, passive-aggressive attacks, constant criticisms, taking control of life decisions, etc'''.'''

	~~Note, In practice, emotional and psychological violence often occur together and reinforce each other in an abusive relationships.~~

	'''Sexual-Type Violence:''' Sexual violence is anything that interferes with and undermines an individual's sexuality, and sexual and gender identity. Sexual violence occurs when a person is forced or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity or when they are made to feel uncomfortable with their sexual and gender orientations. Sexual violence includes touching without consent, rape, unwanted physical assault, unwelcome sexual comments, jokes, or leering behavior, denial of privacy, forced prostitution, withholding of sexual affection, purposeful exposure to STDs, etc. Sexual violence also includes various invalidations of sexual and gender identity, particularly when coupled by shame and derision.

	'''Economic-Type Violence''': Economic violence is violence perpetrated against individuals for the purpose of causing economic harm. Corporate CEOs who inflate prices, government officials and banks who raise interest rates, employers who economically exploit their employees, and abusive spouses who use money as a means of controlling are all engage in economic

	'''Ideological-Type Violence:''' Ideological violence is violence that alters the way we see ourselves and our world in a way that benefits the [[Accumulating Class]]. Ideological-Type violence lowers self esteem, creates compliance, normalizes a violence and oppressive status quo, and diminishes [[Connection]].

	All forms of violence, no matter how "minor" they might appear, damage the body and diminish it's potential.

	Galtung defines violence as the "''cause of the difference between the potential and the actual, between what could have been and what is''."<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.168.</ref> This statement refers to the fact that violence undermines and prevents the realization of one's full potential.<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.168.</ref> Violence "decreases mental potentialities.<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.169.</ref>		Galtung defines violence as the "''cause of the difference between the potential and the actual, between what could have been and what is''."<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.168.</ref> This statement refers to the fact that violence undermines and prevents the realization of one's full potential.<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.168.</ref> Violence "decreases mental potentialities.<ref>Galtung, Johan. “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research.” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91. p.169.</ref>
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	Full human development, [[Healing]] and [[Connection]], requires the cessation of all forms of violence and the re-establishment of healthy, respectful, and nurturing spaces.		Full human development, [[Healing]] and [[Connection]], requires the cessation of all forms of violence and the re-establishment of healthy, respectful, and nurturing spaces.

	~~==Notes==~~

	==Resources==		==Resources==

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