Structural violence is a form of violence where some social groups are harmed in favor of another. Most common structural violence are elitism, ethnocentrism, classism, racism, sexism, adultism, nationalism, heterosexism, ageism, and discrimination based on dis/ability. Elitism is the belief that certain members of a group who has superiority in intellect, social status, or financial resources deserve favored treatment. Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures by the values and standards of one's own culture. Classism is differential treatment based on social class, people are judged by their social class. In classism, the upper classes are benefited at the expense of the lower classes. Racism is the prejudice and discrimination based on race. Sexism is the discrimination and prejudice based on sex. Adults are the prejudice and discrimination towards young people. Heterosexism is the belief that heterosexuals are superior in contrast to homosexuals; it is linked strongly with discrimination against LGBTQ. Ageism is the discrimination and prejudice towards seniors. Discrimination based on disability is the discrimination towards people with disabilities in favor of those who don’t.
I believe that any sort of structural violence are all pernicious because people suffer from them everyday just for being who they are. But if I have to choose one I would choose sexism. Most victims of sexism are women, which is half of our population.
I think you have defined all the terms, but the thing is i think it is better to start of from the most harmful violence to least harmful violence because you cannot solve all these problem all at once. Although nationalism is still an issue in the 21st century, but it is not as intense as racism. We are not fighting wars for a sense of nationalism, but we communicate through United Nations.
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