Challenges of Violence Worldwide

A Curriculum Module, An Educational Resource

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part 1
OVERVIEW: MAKING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND DEVELOPMENT

Key Concepts
In Today's World, Inequities Abound
Violence and Development: Making the Connection
Reducing Violence through Sustainable Human Development
Implications for Social Workers
What You Can Do
References
Additional Resources

Part 2
POVERTY: ENSURING ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE

Poverty Defined
What Causes Poverty?
Poverty, Violence, and Development: Making Connections
Case Studies
Alleviating Poverty through Sustainable Human Development
Case Studies
Myths about Hunger
Myths about Poverty and International Development
What You Can Do
References
Additional Resources

Part 3
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN: BEYOND A FAMILY AFFAIR

Gender Violence: A Global Problem
Violence against Children
Obstacles to Development
Why Raise the Status of Women?
Sustainable Human Development: An Antidote to Violence against Women and Children
Case Studies
What You Can Do
References
Additional Resources

Part 4
ETHNICITY: A RICH, DIVERSE WORLD

Ethnicity and Ethnoviolence Defined
Types of Hate Crimes
Case Studies
Ethnoviolence: A Global Problem
Ethnoviolence and Development: Making the Connection
Sustainable Human Development: An Antidote to Ethnoviolence
Civil Society: Giving Power to the People
What You Can Do
References
Additional Resources

Part 5
DRUG ABUSE: ENDING THE GLOBAL EPIDEMIC

The Power of Crack Cocaine Drug-Related Violence: A Global Affliction Case Studies One Source of Hope: The Entrepreneurial Development Institute Curtailing Drug-Related Violence through Sustainable Human Development What You Can Do
References
Additional Resources

Part 6
TRAUMA: SURVIVAL IS VICTORY

What Is Trauma?
Three Causes of Trauma
The Effects of Unresolved Trauma: Roadblocks to Development
Toward Solution: Approaches to Healing
Case Studies
References
Additional Resources

Index

About the Authors