. Are the teen and emerging adult years — a time of changing ideas, shifting identities, and vocational questions — years of increased uncertainty, and therefore of potential interest in extreme groups? Do you think older adults in transition (e.g., retirees) might be targets of extreme groups? Why or why not?
Discussion boards provide students an opportunity to share their unique perspective, make recommendations, provide an opinion, or answer a question about an issue. Each response should be professional and must be written well (follow rules of grammar and mechanics), clearly, and concisely. In general, students should support each of their claims using empirical evidence, logic and reason, or both. After posting a response, respond to another student’s post. When responding to others it is best to add support to their claims or add evidence or logic that goes against their claims. Please remain professional, constructive, and open-minded when responding to those whose perspectives differ.
Read Hogg’s (2014) paper on uncertainty and extremism. Then answer the following questions in the discussion board. Use evidence and rationale from the article in your answers. Remember to comment on others students answers.
Your answer and response are due prior to the end of week 5. Your work will be assessed using the following rubric. Please note, that extreme groups are any social group whose ideas, ideology, or beliefs are non-normative or extreme in terms of strength of belief.
1. What sorts of situations, or what times of life, lead people to feel uncertain, anxious, or insecure?
2. Are the teen and emerging adult years — a time of changing ideas, shifting identities, and vocational questions — years of increased uncertainty, and therefore of potential interest in extreme groups? Do you think older adults in transition (e.g., retirees) might be targets of extreme groups? Why or why not?
3. What sorts of extreme groups (or cults) might appeal to people in times of personal uncertainty?
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Research Evidence
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