A Cycle of Social Violence
A novel theoretical framework for explaining how structural, slow, and symbolic violence interact to produce and maintain health inequalities in England
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4600461 |
|---|---|
| Autores | T Price (0000-0002-3922-2693, Newcastle University), Thomas J Price (0009-0009-4355-826X), Victoria J Mcgowan (0000-0002-4743-9120, Newcastle University) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 383 |
| Páginas | 118438 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Editorial | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118438 |
| PMID | 40695055 |
| OpenAlex | W4412618661 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 25 |
Health inequalities are a form of violence, produced and sustained by political, economic, and social structures that systematically disadvantage certain communities. Drawing on qualitative data from 194 participants in six English towns, this study develops the Cycle of Social Violence, a novel theoretical framework that conceptualises how structural, slow, and symbolic violence interact to create and perpetuate health inequalities. Participants' narratives illustrate how structural violence, driven by neoliberal economic policies creates the material conditions for poor health. These harms unfold over time as slow violence, extending their impacts and making their effects difficult to trace to specific causes. Symbolic violence then legitimises and obscures these injustices, reinforcing narratives that blame individuals rather than structural forces. The interaction of these three forms of violence produces a self-perpetuating cycle that deepens inequalities and erodes resistance to systemic harm. This study highlights how these dynamics manifest in deindustrialised and economically deprived communities, where declining public services, insecure work, and stigma reinforce poor health outcomes. Breaking the cycle of social violence requires policy interventions that incorporate the lived experience of people in affected communities and that go beyond surface-level regeneration to address the root causes of economic and social deprivation
Blame · Criminology · Cycle of violence · Domestic violence · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Harm · Health care · Inequality · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Social determinants of health · Social inequality · Sociology · Structural violence · Suicide prevention · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health and Conflict Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Health equity in England
Towards a politics of health
Fatalistic normalisation, daunted managerialism and afflictive condemnation as forms of slow violence
Structural health vulnerability
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor
“They pulled that funding away and we’re not recovering. it’s getting worse”
Ashamed, Silent and Stuck in a System”—Applying a Structural Violence Lens to Midwives’ Stories on Social Disadvantage in Pregnancy
Are Perceptions of Health Dependant on Social Class? Studying Soft Power and Symbolic Violence in a Health Promotion Program among Young Men at Vocational Schools
The pedagogy of disgust
The Slow Violence of Contemporary Policing
Slow violence and toxic geographies
They're not mentally ill, their lives are just shit”
Chronic urban trauma
Dependency denied
Epistemic Injustice
Power, control, strain
Structural violence in long-term, residential care for older people
Violence, Peace, and Peace Research
Toxic Space and Time
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 3 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |