He believes that structural violence is a certain way of describing arrangements that are made within society that place people and populations in harm's way. ... Other studies involving America and their infant mortality rate, have found black babies rate to be double that of white babies, and the infant mortality rate overall in America is far higher than in any other developed country. ... It is thought to be a case of "nature plus nurture" rather than either one or the other being the more dominant factor producing a certain type of behaviour (Haines & White, 2008). ...

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Africans were brought to America solely for the purpose of bolstering the wealth of their white masters. ... Butler proves that these characteristics of American culture and the American people have their origins in the late colonial era. ... During the period of 1680-1770, fully 75-85% of all people owned or worked on farms. ... Slaves were a free source of labor and allowed the white farmers to increase their agricultural production with very little corresponding increase in overhead costs. ... Voting rights were granted to all white, male, property-owning colonists "a privilege conside...

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