Sociology 3363F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Female Suicide Bomber, Mind Control, Relative Deprivation
20 Apr 2016
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Vertigans textbook/ chapter 1: a sociological approach to terrorism. Chapter 1 talks about basis for understanding contemporary factors behind emergence of terror groups. Critical review of academic explanations for terrorism & individual participation. Popular explanations such as these feature prominently within studies of terrorism : brainwashing political exclusion & oppression rational choice poverty, cultural factors frustration-aggression identity crisis mental illness narcissism relative deprivation. Psychologist such as bandura, bjorgo, crenshaw, horgan, reich, silke & taylor and quayle illuminated individual factors that contribute to political violence. Salib (2003) & rosenberger (2003) argue that these bombers may be suffering from shared or paranoid delusions. For lachkar (2002) they have a borderline personality disorder, dominated by shame. Studies shown that many terrorists originated outwith brainwashing centers. Socialization important (chapter 5 expands on this), introducing individuals to ideas/behavior/ people & contributing to shifting levels of restraint & collective identification: ** socialization is fundamentally different from brainwashing!
