Posted: September 16th, 2017

Extremism

Read Hogg’s (2014) paper on uncertainty and extremism. Then answer the following questions in the discussion board. Remember to comment on others students answers.

Your answer and response are due prior to the end of week 5. Your work will be assessed using the following rubric.

What sorts of situations, or what times of life, lead people to feel uncertain, anxious, or insecure?

Are the teen and emerging adult years — a time of changing ideas, shifting identities, and vocational questions — years of increased uncertainty, and therefore of potential interest in extreme groups?

What sorts of extreme groups might appeal to people in such times of personal uncertainty?