UPH Faculty of Liberal Arts organized the seminar entitled ?Sociology of Violence: Why Do They Hurt So Badly?? this seminar was held on Friday, July 15, 2011 at UPH D503.
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| About 20 participants attended in this “Sociology of Violence” seminar. |
| LaDawn Johnson, MSW from the Biola University is the speaker in this seminar. This seminar focused on the growing relationship between religion and violence by comparing and contrasting U.S Gang Violence with Indonesia Violence. ?Gang Violence in the U.S was divided into two: Mafias and Street Gangs? said LaDawn, and the statistics data in 2000 shows that 94 percent of gang members were male and 6 percent were female. ?Violence has nothing to do with human nature but is a pathology inflicted by malign elements outside of us, and violence is a behavior taught by culture,? added her related to the theories of violence.
In Indonesia, many areas have serious conflicts that are essential due to the gangs and religious war, such as: mob attacked on Ahmadiyah leader on February 6, 2011, Free Aceh Movement, conflict in Poso, and Maluku turbulences. ?Government and police officers are not enough to fight them, so we have to help them fight against the violence. Moreover, as a Christian we must share the love and continue to serve to make a difference in this country.? said LaDawn. |
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| At the end of this two-hour seminar, LaDawn gave five conflict resolutions. ?First, submitting to the rules of the law, then figuring out a way for both sides to back down without losing face. Next, we have to acknowledge of one?s own self-deception, and then we must accept the equivalence of one?s own interest and other people?s, and the last pushing for national and local education on conflict resolution.? (pty)
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