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... It also identifies areas of Research priorities for the behavioral and social sciences.
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... Demographically, they are located in the high-fertility, high-growth regions of the world. These patterns produce substantial demands on countries' resources and yield a population pyramid with many young and few elderly, resulting in high youth 1 2 TERRORISM: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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... However, terrorists apparently find significant gratification in the expression of generalizecl rage, in the sense of identity imparted by membership, and by the glamour derived from carrying out actions before real and imagined audiences. The group processes involved in the recruitment, induction, and training of terrorists are extremely powerful motivating forces.
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... Processes of normalization following attacks diminution of emotional responses and return to familiar activities, events, rhythms, and conflicts all reversible in the event of repeated attacks. In connection with normalization, the insights provided by two relatively new avenues of research in the behavioral and social sciences—cultural trauma and collective memory are promising for understanding the Tonger-term reactions to September 11 and other potentially massive events.
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... Seven of the priorities concern research on responses to terrorism: warning systems; immediate reactions to terrorist attacks by affected communities and response agencies; longerterm political, economic, and cultural developments after terrorist events; and the scientific and political significance of ethnic profiling.
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