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> they are motivated to be productive members of society The converse has also been proposed; to wit, that societies which systematically disenfranchise young
by cgearhart 11y ago
> they are motivated to be productive members of society
The converse has also been proposed; to wit, that societies which systematically disenfranchise young men from the opportunity to reproduce suffer greater social instability. This thesis has been presented as a possible explanation for the willingness of young men in some parts of the world to become suicide bombers.
- rndn 11y agoI know very little about this subject, but my gut feeling is that the systematic disenfranchisement of young men you are referring to has probably little in common with the kind of marriage we find in Western cultures. Regardless of that, I'm also failing to find evidence of this being a prevalent motive among suicide attackers on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack#Profile_of_attackers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack#Profile_of_atta...