Summary Of Why Men Rebel By Ted Gurr

Fourth main causes of civil war is, relative deprivation and discontent. Ted Gurr the writer of “Why men rebel" defines relative deprivation as “a perceived discrepancy between men’s value expectations and their value capabilities”. The theory claims that the coincidence of “deprivation-Induced discontent and sense of identities such as cultural identities is the main factor of political mobilization”. The theory of Gur is similar to the theory of Stewart that expresses when there are political, social and economic inequalities combine with cultural difference it could become a powerful mobilizing agent that lead to political violence (Longer). When the legitimate desires and expectation, are blocked or are limited by society or government