Problem
Intimidation
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Bullying Intimidating people
Threat
Terrorizing
Dependence on intimidation
Nature:
Intimidation is the use of force or superior power to discourage people from certain activities or thoughts, or to enforce other activities or thoughts against their will. Intimidation may be physical or psychological and may relate to a wide range of situations. It induces fear, apathy and alienation, reinforces barriers to progress and facilitates exploitation.
Terrorizing is threatening to commit any crime of violence or dangerous act or falsely informing another that a dangerous situation exists with the intent of keeping another person in sustained fear, causing evacuation of a building, facility or transportation means, or causing serious other public inconvenience. This includes phone and mail threats as well as bomb scares.
Broader Problems:
DominationHarassmentBehavioural deterioration Narrower Problems:
TerrorismPersecutionDeath threatsCriminal threatRacial intimidationSocial intimidationAircraft harassmentPhysical intimidationEconomic intimidationUnreported harassmentReligious intimidationPolitical intimidationIntimidation of workersIndustrial intimidationThreats against peasantsIntimidation of witnessesPsychological intimidationIntimidation in the workplaceIntimidation of public officialsIntimidation of victims of crimesThreats against family or friendsIntimidation in educational institutionsLack of protection for victims of intimidation Related Problems:
WarCriminal menacingInhumane interrogation techniquesThreats to independence of professionalsVanityDissuasionDisapprovalHarassmentCoercion References:
Heurlin, Bertel: Threat as a Concept in International PoliticsMilburn, Thomas W and Watman, Kenneth H: On the Nature of Threat: a social psychological analysisAdams, James: The Financing of TerrorFeitlowitz, Marguerite: A Lexicon of Terror : Argentina and the Legacies of Torture Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DependenceSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Society → People
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST