colonialism health structural violence and social control

structural violence

political-economic inequalities that cause suffering

everyday violence

normalized exploitative labor and poverty

symbolic violence

internalized inferiority and self-blame

positive sanctions

rewards, praise

negative sanctions

punishment, exclusion

why were the huichol laborers exposed to toxic chemicals? why did they continue to work in those conditions

worked on tobacco plantation, ingested/ inhaled agrochemicals, kept working bc naturalized suffering and no med care

what is an example of medical care being used to advance the agenda of imperialist control

imperialism - one power controls multiple; no medical care, and medical care is tied to gov

how was infant morality framed by the united states among indigenous filipinos as a reason for extended control

framed as result of filipino ignorance and superstition

what is an example of an informal sanction in a hunter-gatherer society

gossip, ridicule, ostracism; reputation critical for survival

what type of social control do we have in the united states

legal system is central mechanism of social control

is social control universal

universal but varies by scale

small groups - informal (gossip, ostracism)

nations - formal (laws, courts)

global - hybrid (UN sanctions, diplomacy)