An even more fundamental contributing factor to anger is language. If a person does not possess the vocabulary to explain themselves we can only imagine how frustrating that must be. This might happen because they have not been taught the words, or how to communicate, or might even be because the words in a particular language just do not exist. The Inquiry has found evidence of all of these factors throughout the course of gathering evidence. Whilst it is a myth that anger causes family violence there are instead two ways in which it plays a role. The first is that some abusers use anger as an intimidation mechanism to scare the abused into submission. The second situation is when anger arises and triggers a violent episode. They are two very different situations and only by addressing anger management issues and anger as a trigger can the other use of anger, as a control mechanism be isolated, identified and addressed. In a similar vein to anger, jealousy was often mentioned throughout the Inquiry as playing a role in family violence. Like all of the factors in this chapter so far, it is not a cause but a trigger and myth 10 above explains how it arises. Jealousy does trigger a considerable number of violent episodes in Samoa and therefore contribute to the overall prevalence. By understanding and addressing the underlying dynamics of jealousy, namely gender stereotypes, sexual entitlement and notions of masculinity the prevalence of family violence can be reduced. INQUIRY FINDING 46: Anger and jealousy can both trigger family violence and be used as a tool by perpetrators; by addressing both issues the prevalence of family violence can be reduced. 10.4 Development and Technology The way the world works and interacts is changing at a pace quicker than ever before and the consequences of those changes are not always foreseen or positive. The way in which Samoan society interacts is no longer the same as it once was and some of these changes were identified as playing a role in the prevalence of family violence. “There is some evidence that modernization and rapid social change may be responsible for an increase in the frequency of domestic violence (Counts 1990).” Samoa Family Health and Safety Study 2000, Inquiry document 83 “Samoa has experienced two periods of major cultural change over the past 150 years. The first was the gradual reorganistion of traditional religious and political systems in the period 1830-1880 in response to Christianity and other external influences. The second was the modernizing impact of mass migration to the USA, NZ, and more recently, Australia in the period 1960-1980, which created a remittance economy. There has been spatial reorganization of villages from