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Authors: | Jeffrey S. Handler |
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Affiliation: | The University of Lowell , Lowell, MA, 01854 |
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Abstract: | Abstract Socioeconomic data supplied by the FBI on the backgrounds of 280 known right‐ and left‐wing terrorists active in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s was tabulated. Isolating for right‐left affiliation, membership status, and gender, seven variables were examined and used to confirm prevailing assumptions regarding the socioeconomic status of right‐ versus left‐wing terrorists active during this period. Findings support clear socioeconomic differences between right‐wing and left‐wing terrorists and emphasize the dominant position of women within left‐wing organizations. Surprising evidence revealed that considerable class differences exist within right‐wing groups between rank‐and‐file members and the leadership core. |
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Keywords: | U.S. terrorism socioeconomic profile of a terrorist gender and terrorism membership status and terrorism |
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