Mohammad Sedigh Mohammadi* , Mohammad Ganji **, Yaghub Ahmadi***

Abstract

Structural violence is a term to describe social conditions that cause harms to human beings. Scholars in this field regard structural violence as an avoidable decline in meeting human needs. Emphasizing the decline in some basic economic and social indicators as examples of structural violence, this study attempts to find out what are the causes and consequences of structural violence in the city of Sanandaj. To do this, secondary analysis of the data gathered from institutions was done. Findings show that in terms of economic indicators of structural violence, Sanandaj has the second rank of unemployment rate among provinces and has low position among provincial centers in terms of economic competitiveness placing it among the poorest provinces in the country. Also in terms of socio-structural indicators of violence, it is 25th province in terms of health development and is low in terms of quality of life. The results show the existence of structural violence in the city of Sanandaj. The consequences of this situation could be interpersonal violence, decline in social capital, and decline in political participation.

Key Words: Structural Violence, Unemployment Rate, Economic Competitiveness, Quality of Life, Kurdistan, Sanandaj

*.Ph.D., of Sociology of Social Issues, Kashan University; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

**.Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Kashan University; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

***.Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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