Social Causes
Point - social
social factors play an important role in causing terrorism. A social cause of terrorism is religion.
Explain - social
Some people commit terrorist acts in the name of their religion, These people are reffered to as religious extremists.
Example - social
for example, Salmen Abedi who in 2017 set off a bomb in thr manchester arena that killed 22 people and injured 119 in Manchester following an ariana grande concert.
Analysis - social
This shows that religion is a significant cause of terrorism as individuals are being motivated terrorists acts because they do not want the western way of life to spread into muslim countries and communities and believe their actions are justified by god.
Rebuttal - social
However the majority of people with religious beliefs do not engage in violent actions and most muslims condemn the actions of terrorists.
Example 2 - social
For example, a study by J Poushter in 2015 found that most people in several countries with significant muslim populations have an unfavourable view of ISIS.
Analysis 2 - social
This evidence suggests that a,though some individuals are motivated to commit high profile terrorists acts because of their religios beliefs, most religious people are opposed to their actions.
Point 2 - social 2
Discrimination can also lead to terrorism. If a person from a particular racial , religious or ethnic group faces discrimination, this can lead to a feeling of isolation and they may resort to violence as a way of asserting their identity.
Example - Social 2
The person may then seek out communities with cultures like their own and these grouosbmay becomde radicalised in response to the prejudice they have faced.
Example - social 2
For example in 2021, Switzerland held a referendum on banning face coverings in public, 51% vited in favour of this.
Analysis - social 2
This suggests that there is a positive correlation between laws deemed discrimnatiry by some minority groups and an increase in terrorism as this legislation may make groups feel othered by the society in which they live in.
Rebuttal - social 2
However, discrimination may not be a major cause of terrorism because many terrorist groups are driven more by political or religious motives rather than personal experiences of marginalisation or exclusion.
Example 2 - social 2
For instance! groups like al- quaeda or ISIS recruit individuals across various socio-economic anc cultural backgrounds, with many members joining due to ideological commitment rather tgan directly experiencing discrimination.
Analysis 2 - Social 2
This demonstratwa that while discrimination can play a role in fostering resentment, it is often secondary to broader ideological or politicals agendas tgat drive terrorism.