CROSS-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM Cross-Cultural Determinants of Terrorism Mick C. Malkemus Walden University International/Cross-Cultural Issues in Organizations PSYC-6756-001 Catherine Kwantes Abstract While the Psychology of Terrorism became an academic study in 1982‚ cultural influences on terrorism have yet to be widely studied (Brannan‚ Esler‚ & Strindberg‚ 2001). This paper attempts to understand why terrorism exists within cultural context;
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acts are publicized and interpreted. But that also means there are ways to defend yourself and your loved ones by putting these fears into perspective and protecting your children from horrific images. What Is Psychological Terror? "The use of terrorism as a tactic is predicated upon inducing a climate of fear that is incommensurate with the actual threat‚" says Middle Eastern historian Richard Bulliet of Columbia University. "Every time you have an act of violence‚ publicizing that violence becomes
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war is known as the “War of Independence”‚ but for some Palestinians the war is known as‚ “the Catastrophe”‚ because of the land they lost and all the people who became refugees. Over the years after Israel became a state‚ Palestinians have lost more and more land and the land has become Jewish Settlements. The Palestinians want the 22% of Israel that they used to have before 1967 and the right for their refugees to return to their homes‚ wherever they were (End). The creation of Israel was aggravating
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There are four major terrorist groups active in the Philippines today: The Moro National Liberation Front‚ the Moro Islamic Liberation Front‚ Abu Sayyaf and the New People’s Army. The first three are Islamic groups that operate primarily in the south of the nation‚ where most of the country’s Muslim minority live. The Communist New People’s Army operates in the northern Philippines. Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Emerging in the early 1970s‚ the MNLF sought an independent Islamic nation
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Trends in Modern International Terrorism Boaz Ganor Abstract This chapter examines some of the most widely researched trends and developments within the phenomenon of modern international terrorism‚ providing policy recommendations on how to counter its emerging threats – particularly that of the Global Jihad movement and “homegrown” terrorism. The magnitude of the modern terrorist threat was demonstrated by the attacks of September 11‚ and ever since‚ the field has experienced a renewal of sorts
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Combating Cyber Crime: Global Strategies and Cost Guillermo Dumois Florida International University Table of Contents Introduction 3 The Increase of Cyber Crime and Attacks 5 Motivations 6 Scale of Attacks 8 Cyber Attacks Impact on Business 9 Estimating Costs of Attacks to Business 10 Direct Costs of Cyber Attacks 12 Indirect Costs of Cyber Attacks to Business 13 Analysis of Financial Costs to Business and Consumers 14 TJX Security Breach - Financial Analysis 15 TJX
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Assessment activity 1 Working in the mental health sector Presentation for team meeting in mental health Mental health has had changing attitudes towards mental illness in the past and today I will outline the differences and the current models of mental health services and the objective of recovery programs and how they benefit individual clients. The term “mental illness” began in the early 1900s before this time‚ people with mental illness were housed in asylums and classed as inmates. In the
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Terrorism (World Issue) Terrorism is a major threat we have in our society today. September 11th has got many peoples attention and many people have noticed terrorism and seen the dangers it can cause. We must first understand the causes of terrorism to prevent such acts of danger from occurring. Religious‚ ethnic‚ and government differences are the three main causes of terrorism in the society in which we live in today. Much terrorism is caused by religious beliefs in which people formulate an
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Adjusting to Terrorism CJA 453 October 6th‚ 2010 Adjusting to Terrorism Many changes have been made within the United States criminal justice system in an effort to combat terrorism more effectively however; many would argue that some of the changes are useless and racist. In many ways they are‚ but since the September 11‚ 2001 attacks‚ there was no other choice. For many years after‚ America was right on top of every suspicious person and or act. With the development of Homeland Security
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Humanizing Terrorism in Indian Cinema A closer look at Mani Ratnam’s Roja and Dil Se Nationalism‚ as professor Sumita Chakravarty describes it‚ is the “integrity of the nation-state and the imagined belongingness of its citizens (Chakravarty‚ 2000).” This notion of nationalism and nationwide unity has been a recurrent theme in the films explored in the course South Asian Cinema. Many of the films have been interpreted as national
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