CRIM 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Group Polarization, Terror Management Theory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 103
• Professor: Chantal Faucher

Document Summary

Extermist group or individuals adhere to an arrangement or racist ideology and often engage in a variety of hate crimes and violence. Move from political activism to violent activities, d3evel9oped from working class seeking to eliminate class distinctions. Activites revolve around one issues about which they are passionate. Destroying homes, earth moving equipment and things that they believe to damage the earth"s ecology. Who consider the goals of the organization and the possible consequences of their actions. Driven by the profound sense of failure or inadequaltely for which the pepertrator may seek redress through revenge. Driven by fear of ireeparable damage to their way of lives, heritage or cultural done by an organization. The motivation to engage in terrorism, the model poses is the search to be meaningful and recogtnized by someone significant. Offers useful framework for understanding the motivational forces that will help explain why people engage in intergroup conflictl.