Author Question: 1. According to sociologists, the definition of violence includes pain or injury to other people or ... (Read 244 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

1. According to sociologists, the definition of violence includes pain or injury to other people or damage of property.

a. true
b. false

Question 2

Define terrorism. How common is terrorism in the world? To what extent has the United States been the target of recent terror attacks? Is terrorism new to this country? Explain.

What is an Ideal response?

kmb352 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: a (true)

Answer to Question 2

Terrorism involves unlawful, typically random acts of violence or the threat of violence by an individual, group, or government to achieve a political goal.
Although many people here in the United States think of terrorists as people from other countries, the United States has a long history of home-grown terrorism, e.g. the Ku Klux Klan; violent union busting; the Weather Underground; Timothy McVeigh.
In recent years, a considerable amount of terrorism in the world has been carried out by radical Muslims who have directed their violence against the United States, e.g. September 11, 2001 World Trade Center airplane attacks.