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symbolic violence  

Definition

  • Symbolic violence refers to the advantage that persons and groups exert against others because of their higher status in the social structure of society. Symbolic violence does not necessarily require physical violence to be upheld, and those deemed inferior accept this as though it were natural. [Source: Encyclopedia of Case Study Research; Symbolic Violence]

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