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The barbarism of civilization: cultural genocide and the 'stolen generations'.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology; Jun99, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p297-315, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- The article explains the concept of "civilization" in relation to "stolen generations." "Civilization" involves the transformation of human habitus so that violence of all sorts is gradually subjected to greater and more sophisticated forms of management and control, whereas "decivilization' encompasses processes which produce an increase in violence and a breakdown in the stability and consistency of on-going social relations. Genocide and barbarism are concepts we generally associate with particular forms of violence, certain types of behaviour, events such as murder, massacre, torture, rape, mutilation, slavery, systematic beatings, planned and organized starvation or infection. In case of Australia, "stolen generations" of Aboriginal children has a number of important implications for the political and moral debates within Australian politics and society, including the question of collective shame and the relationship of present generations to events in the nation's past. It not only explains the multiple meaning of the concept of "civilization," but also multiple effects of the practices which emerged from its conceptualization.
- Subjects :
- CIVILIZATION
VIOLENCE
GENERATIONS
SOCIAL advocacy
INTERPERSONAL relations
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071315
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2164172
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/000713199358752