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Conceptions About Terrorism: How Fearful Are We And How Does That Affect Us?, Rebecca Jackson
Conceptions About Terrorism: How Fearful Are We And How Does That Affect Us?, Rebecca Jackson
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Since the crusades, terrorism has been a form of violence used to promote some kind of agenda, whether political, social, religious or ideological (Martin 2018). With many different definitions of what constitutes terrorism, it is somewhat difficult to measure what exact impact terrorism has had globally. Attacks such as those on 9/11 in the United States and the Manchester bombings have been accepted worldwide as examples of acts of international terrorism. International terrorist attacks have lasting effects on both those directly affected as well as the larger community and beyond. Studies have shown that Americans are overly afraid of terrorism …