Attitudes towards weapon carrying in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa
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2017
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IUSSP.
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South Africa continues to be one of the most violent countries on the African continent. The high level of violence is demonstrated by the pervasiveness of interpersonal violence which has been ranked as a major cause of morbidity, mortality and disability. Interpersonal violence continues to be a national phenomenon that impacts on many groups across diverse settings. It has been described as a significant problem in both urban and rural settings. A study explaining violence in South Africa by Simpson (1993) argued that the “culture of violence” has its roots in the apartheid social, economic and political system, which institutionalized and imbedded violence in the psychic of the population as not only normative, but also a legitimate means of resolving interpersonal social, economic and to some extent political conflicts. Although interpersonal violence in South Africa affects people of all walks of life, the demography of violence in South Africa suggests that the majority of victims and perpetrators are youth and black. Attitudes and beliefs towards interpersonal violent behaviour is an important domain in understanding the dynamics and prevalence of interpersonal violence
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weapon, interpersonal violence
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Malisha, L., & Ayiga, N. (2017, October). Attitudes towards weapon carrying in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. In 2017 International Population Conference. IUSSP.