The importance of cultural variables for explaining suicide terrorism
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
Lankford criticizes the notion that suicide terrorists are normal and argues that they are suicidal. We have two misgivings about this. First, he puts sole focus on the personal side of suicidality and ignores the individual's context. Second, he fails to elaborate on the intent to harm others, which must also include the cultural, political, religious/ideological, and social-organizational factors of suicide terrorism. © 2014 Cambridge University Press.
Publication Title
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume
37
Issue
4
First Page
370
Last Page
371
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1017/S0140525X13003415
PubMed ID
25162848
ISSN
0140525X
E-ISSN
14691825
Citation Information
Güss, & Tuason, M. T. (2014). The importance of cultural variables for explaining suicide terrorism. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37(4), 370–371. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13003415