The Social Conflict Theory on Cyberterrorism:
Understanding and Counteracting Research
According to the social conflict theory, tensions and conflicts occur when resources, status, and power are unequally dispersed between groups in society, and as a result these conflicts become the instrument for social change. Based on Karl Marx’s perspective, social class and inequality are created because the social structure is founded on conflict and contradictions. Numerous social psychologists describe a person’s environment as the place where a person 's behavior is influenced by the social settings in which they live and their psychological predispositions. Simultaneously, the process of joining a terrorist group is greatly influenced by the prevailing …show more content…
Over the past forty years, cyber-terrorists have been using the Internet as an advanced communications tool in which to rapidly spread and consolidate their members and resources. For example, the instantaneous spread of information provided by the Internet has allowed numerous terrorist’s groups to quickly share information, coordinate attacks, raise funds, and find new recruits for their cause. Instantaneous and unpredictable, the technological advantages these terrorists have obtained from using the Internet includes the resourceful and reasonably secure means of communication it provides. However, several governments, media stations, and joint-agencies have tried to counteract these methods of cyberterrorism by noticing and categorizing the key social characteristics of these terrorists in order to termination and/or manipulate the flow of information they have …show more content…
In previous terrorist attacks, the media would respond with a gigantic amount of media exposure, which encouraged the actions done by these terrorist groups. Therefore, whenever the media provides the general populace with the minimum required coverage, on a terrorist’s attack, then their numbers and influence would dramatically decrease. According to Jonathan White (Military Consultant), the reason terrorists thrive off the media is because they are searching for social recognition in which to spread their political and/ or religious message. Remember the relationship between terrorism and the media is based on their means of communication. Ibn other words, terrorist violence is a method to direct people 's attention to certain problems and publicize the terrorist 's political or religious demands (Corte,
Understanding and Counteracting Research
According to the social conflict theory, tensions and conflicts occur when resources, status, and power are unequally dispersed between groups in society, and as a result these conflicts become the instrument for social change. Based on Karl Marx’s perspective, social class and inequality are created because the social structure is founded on conflict and contradictions. Numerous social psychologists describe a person’s environment as the place where a person 's behavior is influenced by the social settings in which they live and their psychological predispositions. Simultaneously, the process of joining a terrorist group is greatly influenced by the prevailing …show more content…
Over the past forty years, cyber-terrorists have been using the Internet as an advanced communications tool in which to rapidly spread and consolidate their members and resources. For example, the instantaneous spread of information provided by the Internet has allowed numerous terrorist’s groups to quickly share information, coordinate attacks, raise funds, and find new recruits for their cause. Instantaneous and unpredictable, the technological advantages these terrorists have obtained from using the Internet includes the resourceful and reasonably secure means of communication it provides. However, several governments, media stations, and joint-agencies have tried to counteract these methods of cyberterrorism by noticing and categorizing the key social characteristics of these terrorists in order to termination and/or manipulate the flow of information they have …show more content…
In previous terrorist attacks, the media would respond with a gigantic amount of media exposure, which encouraged the actions done by these terrorist groups. Therefore, whenever the media provides the general populace with the minimum required coverage, on a terrorist’s attack, then their numbers and influence would dramatically decrease. According to Jonathan White (Military Consultant), the reason terrorists thrive off the media is because they are searching for social recognition in which to spread their political and/ or religious message. Remember the relationship between terrorism and the media is based on their means of communication. Ibn other words, terrorist violence is a method to direct people 's attention to certain problems and publicize the terrorist 's political or religious demands (Corte,