The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development

Xanthe Hunt; Mark Tomlinson; Catherine L Ward

doi:10.4135/9781506307633

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Violence

By: Xanthe Hunt, Mark Tomlinson & Catherine L Ward
In:The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633
Subject:Lifespan Development, Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general)
Keywords:access to health care; collective violence; gang violence; perpetrators; risk factors; violence; violence victims

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Violence is a pervasive phenomenon that affects the lives of millions globally. Its relation to life-span human development is two-fold: first, in its consequences for individuals and society and second, because a life-span approach to development can provide important insights into how individuals come to commit violent acts. This entry provides a definition of violence and then outlines its consequences over the life span and, concomitantly, how life-span influences can serve as risk or protective factors for the expression of violence.

Violence Defined and Typed

Violence is defined as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or ...

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  Hunt, X., Tomlinson, M., & Ward, C. (2018). Violence. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development (Vol. 5, pp. 2298-2299). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633
  
  Hunt, Xanthe, Mark Tomlinson, and Catherine L Ward. "Violence." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development, edited by Hunt, Xanthe, Mark Tomlinson, and Catherine L Ward, 2298-99. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.
  
  Hunt, X., Tomlinson, M. and Ward, C. 2018. Violence. In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Xanthe Hunt, Mark Tomlinson and Catherine L Ward Editors, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 2298-2299 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633> [Accessed 1 Dec 2023].
  
  Hunt, Xanthe, et al. "Violence." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Edited by Vol. 5. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018, pp. 2298-99. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.
  
  Hunt, Xanthe, Mark TomlinsonCatherine L Ward. Violence. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Vol. 5. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2018: 2298-2299. doi:10.4135/9781506307633
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