Sociological Effects Of Child Soldiers

The social conditions that led to the destabilization before the Rwandan Genocide are an important factor in understanding the similar in social context between the Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers. There are two main factors that are said to contribute to the rise volunteer soldiers. One factor was that they “participated in the killing because other men encouraged, intimidated, and coerced them to do so in the name of authority and the law” (122). The second factor appealed to an individual’s emotional side of being afraid and angry. It was uncovered that the political situation within the country was a sociological factor in provoking the men to pick up their arms. The society became heavily involved in politics causing men to try and persuade
The political context surrounding the Ugandan genocide provides the insight into the effects that led children to take up child soldering. Moreover, exploring international reactions to child soldiers unveils the way that the current society views their involvement; that they are too young to have the mental capacities to make an educated decision about becoming a child soldier. The use of sociology provides a framework for what social factors influence the influx of child soldiers within a global and precise context will emphasize the effects of society on the individual. It makes one reflect on to what extent child soldiering has an impact on the individual. As seen through sociology, child soldiers have little choice in the resources available for them to survive. Child soldering provides them with some basic form of survival making them not fully responsible for their actions and leaving them greatly affected. However, one cannot be guaranteed to have flourished under a society where the conditions were arguable the