Violence in a violent society

Authors

  • Milton Terris Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.13394

Keywords:

Violence, epidemiology – Colombia, epidemiology - United States, historic and Socio-economic determinants

Abstract

The descriptive epidemiology of violence in the United States is presented. The reasons of hight homicides rates are explored by describing the historical develoment of violence in Colombia , a developing country with very hight homicide rates , and in the United States, with other hightly induatrialized countries. The historial factorsin the United States that contribute to the hight violence rates include the genocide of the Indian populatión, the slave sistem, and the increasing militarizatión of the country’s economy, ideology, and governamental policy. It is stated that the United Statesis a violent society.
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Published

2012-11-02

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Terris M. Violence in a violent society. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2012 Nov. 2 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];17(1). Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/13394

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