Masculinity And Terror: The Missing Conversation
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 20:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Violent rhetoric appeals to disaffected young men because it gives them a challenge to express aggression as 'proof' of manhood. Credit: Sillouetted children playing as soldiers/ShutterstockBy David Plummer, Griffith UniversityRecent coverage of counter-terrorism raids in Australia featured hard-core gyms, anabolic steroids, nightclub bouncers, gangs and weapons. Footage from the Middle East regularly depicts truckloads of young bearded warriors bristling with ordnance. read more