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Understanding Violence

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Emory University

Understanding Violence

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We are so pleased to have you join us as we investigate this crucial topic. Violence is a leading cause of death, disability and health care use worldwide. Violence is a complex problem and can only be understood and reduced though a multidisciplinary approach. This course introduces you to experts who study different forms of violence and we will discuss the various causes of violence. You will also learn about efforts to reduce violence and engage in a day of compassion. We are very fortunate that PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER is participating in our course. He delivers a lecture on the efforts of the Carter Center to end violence around the world, and he engages in a discussion with us about his life and work in human rights. Do join us for short videos, readings and discussions. And also see our coffee chats, where we (Pamela and Deb) summarize and reflect on each module. And we want to hear from you! Feel free to reach out via Twitter or through the course, or through our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/understandingviolence01/.

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Overview of Violence

We begin the course by defining violence and discussing why violence can be difficult to identify and measure. We will review the rates of violence in the U.S. and globally.

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Trigger Warning0:39

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Deb Houry, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Pamela Scully, Ph.D.
Professor
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and African Studies

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I think global violence is so important because it effects every single person

who's ever lived or really probably who will live in the many futures.

I live in the United States, which is indeed a very violent society.

I also have worked in other places such as Liberia and South Africa,

which for different reasons also incredibly violent.

We are all either victims of violence, perpetrators of violence, sometimes and

often both and touched by violence whether directly or indirectly.

>> I study violence because I actually viewed the emergency room as a laboratory

for myself.

I don't just take care of a patient, I take care of the population.

And in the ER, I can see trends and injuries and

things like that that come through.

And what I've realized is that we can prevent it and if we educate others about

things like sexual assault, partner violence and what to look for.

We can truly impact and improve lives for people.

>> We are really interested in bringing people together from different disciplines

and fields to discuss the issue of violence.

And so this course will have Deb Houry and myself giving our own lectures on topics.

But we will also bring in experts from the law school, from medicine,

from criminology, from psychology to talk about how we understand violence,

and how we might also address it.

>> We thought it was important to do this course together because we do

bring these different disciplines and perspectives together, and

can hopefully reach a really wide audience this way.

>> Hello, I'm Professor Pamela Scully.

>> And I am Dr.

Deb Houry, and we will be co-teaching this course, Understanding Violence.

>> Each week we will hear from different guest speakers about various contexts and

situations that impact violence.

We will also learn about different forms of violence such as youth violence,

elder abuse and sexual violence.

We will cover different topics, such as theories about the causes of violence,

the roll of religion in preventing or contributing to violence, and

the consequences of violence for the United States and internationally.

>> Each week Professor Scully and

I will discuss the current topics through an informal coffee chat type conversation.

We hope that our conversations will help all of us have a productive and

respectful conversation on the forums.

>> Dr. Houry and I know want you to come away from this class with solutions, and

a positive outlook on how to help lessen violence.

As part of this class, you will be asked to critically reflect on violence, and

to participate in a day of action and compassion.

We look forward to exploring this important topic with you.

>> The preceding program is copyrighted by Emory University.

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