Physical violence is a routine structural tool of inequality, not uncontrolled animosity

Evidence

Far from being the uncontrolled eruption of extreme animosity, physical violence is a routine component of social inequality that finds form within the constraints and opportunities presented by key intergroup institutions. For example, in gender relations, the institution of the family provides a private niche in which individual males may indulge in moments of physical violence to reassert their dominance with little fear of outside sanction, despite strongly stated societal norms that forbid violence against women and a general lack of antipathy toward women ( Jackman, 1999, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 678

Categorization

• XREF: Extends the vault’s Allport reassessment by showing even violence — the apparent climax of hostility — is institutionally channeled domination. — connects to: Racial inequality stems from violence and closure strategies, not markets alone — Walter Korpi, The Iceberg of Power below the Surface:…, 21
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 678