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PERPETUATE VIOLENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • Social Problems
DEF

To cause an endless succession of violence.

CONT

Children who witness violence against their mothers can be severely traumatized and are more likely than other children to be in an abusive relatonship when they are older, thus perpetuating a cycle of violence.

CONT

Funding should be long-term to enable change to occur in values which condone and perpetuate violence.

OBS

Do not confuse the verbs "perpetuate" and "perpetrate".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Faire durer constamment ou très longtemps.

Spanish

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