It plays out
in our families and communities through behaviours such as
gossiping, jealousy, bullying,
shaming, social exclusion, family feuding, organisational conflict and physical violence.
As detailed
in the Social Justice Report 2011, lateral violence is a product of a complex mix of historical, cultural and social dynamics that results
in a spectrum of behaviours such as
gossiping, jealousy, bullying,
shaming, social exclusion, family feuding and organisational conflict, which can and often do, escalate into physical violence.